fresno

See also: Fresno

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• frasseno, fraxno, freisno, fresnno, frexeno, frexino, frexno

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fraxinus.

Noun

fresno m (plural fresnos)

1. ash tree

Descendants

• Spanish: fresno (see there for further descendants)

References

• “fresno”, in Vocabulario de comercio medieval [Vocabulary of medieval commerce] (in Spanish), Murcia: University of Murcia, 2013–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish fresno, freisno, frexno, frexeno, Latin fraxinus (“ash tree”), from *bʰr̥Hǵ-s-inos, adjective of Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵos (“birch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾesno/ [ˈfɾez.no]
• Rhymes: -esno
• Syllabification: fres‧no

Noun

fresno m (plural fresnos)

1. ash tree

Usage notes

• Fresno is a common placename in Spanish-speaking areas. These placenames have originated from the surname Fresno. Placenames Fresneda and Fresnillo share the same root.

Derived terms

• fresneda
• fresnillo

Descendants

• → Fala: fresnu
• → Tagalog: presno

Further reading

• “fresno”, 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

Anagrams

• frenos, fresón