franqueza

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese franqueza (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Old French franchise (“freedom”), a derivative of franc (“free”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɾaŋˈkeθa̝/

Noun

franqueza f (plural franquezas)

1. frankness (sincere and open speech, honesty in expression)
2. (archaic) privilege, exemption; nobility

Derived terms

• con franqueza

Related terms

• franquía

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “franqueza”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “franqueza”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “franqueza”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “franqueza”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Etymology

franco +‎ -eza

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɾɐ̃ˈke.zɐ/

• Hyphenation: fran‧que‧za

Noun

franqueza f (plural franquezas)

1. frankness (sincere and open speech, honesty in expression)

Further reading

• “franqueza”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “franqueza”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɾanˈkeθa/ [fɾãŋˈke.θa] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /fɾanˈkesa/ [fɾãŋˈke.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -eθa (Spain)
• Rhymes: -esa (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: fran‧que‧za

Noun

franqueza f (plural franquezas)

1. directness, outspokenness

Related terms

• franco

Further reading

• “franqueza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025