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franco

English

Etymology 1

From Italian franco (“French”). Doublet of franc and frank.

Noun

franco (plural francos)

1. (historical) A former currency of Lucca in Tuscany, Italy, issued between 1805 and 1808.
2. The CFA franc as used in Equatorial Guinea, worth 4 ekwele.

Related terms

• franc

See also

• lira

Etymology 2

From Franco-.

Noun

franco (plural francos)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Franco (“French person”).

Dutch

Etymology

From Italian porto franco.

Pronunciation

Adjective

franco (not comparable)

1. with freightages paid by the sender

Declension

Descendants

• → Caribbean Javanese: prangko
• → Indonesian: prangko (“postage stamp”)
  • → Petjo: prangko, perangko

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrant͡so/
• Rhymes: -ant͡so
• Hyphenation: fran‧co

Noun

franco (accusative singular francon, plural francoj, accusative plural francojn)

1. a French person

   Hypernym: eŭropano

Derived terms

• francino (“Frenchwoman”)

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Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin francus (“Frankish”), from Frankish *Franko (“a Frank”), from Proto-Germanic *frankô (“javelin”).

The adjectival forms, from Old French franc (“free”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾaŋko/ [ˈfɾɑŋ.kʊ]
• Rhymes: -aŋko
• Hyphenation: fran‧co

Noun

franco m (plural francos, feminine franca, feminine plural francas)

1. Frank
2. (archaic) Frenchman

   Synonym: francés

3. franc (former currency of France and other countries)
   • 1401, M. Lucas Alvarez; M. J. Justo Martín (eds.), Fontes documentais da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Pergameos da serie Bens do Arquivo Histórico Universitario (Anos 1237-1537). Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 276:

     uendo, segundo dito he, por doze francos d'ouro da moneda del rey de França

     I sell, as said, for twelve francs of gold, of the coinage of the king of France

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Adjective

franco (feminine franca, masculine plural francos, feminine plural francas)

1. tax-free

   Synonym: exento

2. free, unobstructed

   Synonym: libre

3. sincere, true

   Synonym: sinxelo

4. (archaic) generous

   Synonym: xeneroso

Derived terms

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “franco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “franco”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “franco”, 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), “franco”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French franc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfran.ko/
• Rhymes: -anko
• Hyphenation: fràn‧co

Adjective

franco (feminine franca, masculine plural franchi, feminine plural franche)

1. frank, candid
2. free (of duty)

   franchi tiratori ― snipers

3. Frankish

Derived terms

Adverb

franco

1. frankly

Noun

franco m (plural franchi)

1. Frank (Frankish person)
2. franc (money)

Descendants

• → Cimbrian: franko

Further reading

• franco in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• franco in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• frànco in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈfraŋ.koː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈfraŋ.ko]

Adjective

francō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of francus

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese franco, from French franc.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃ku
• Homophone: Franco
• Hyphenation: fran‧co

Adjective

franco (feminine franca, masculine plural francos, feminine plural francas)

1. free, unimpeded
2. tax-free
3. frank (bluntly honest)
4. (historical) Frankish (referring to the Franks)

   Synonym: frâncico

Noun

franco m (plural francos)

1. franc (former currency of France and Belgium)
2. franc (any of several units of currency)
3. Frank (one of the Franks)

Further reading

• “franco”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “franco” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “franco”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “franco”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “franco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From Middle French franc, from Medieval Latin Francus (“a Frank”), from Frankish *Franko, from Proto-Germanic *frankô (literally “spear, javelin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾanko/ [ˈfɾãŋ.ko]
• Rhymes: -anko
• Syllabification: fran‧co

Noun

franco m (plural francos)

1. franc (former currency of France and other countries)

Derived terms

Adjective

franco (feminine franca, masculine plural francos, feminine plural francas)

1. frank, candid, straightforward
2. generous, liberal, openhanded
3. free, unimpeded, unencumbered
4. exempt, free
5. Frankish

   Synonym: fráncico

Derived terms

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See also

Further reading

• “franco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

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