franqueza

Galician

Etymology

13th century. 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
  • franquía

References

  • “franqueza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
  • “franqueza” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “franqueza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “franqueza” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Noun

franqueza f (plural franquezas)

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

Spanish

Noun

franqueza f (plural franquezas)

  1. directness, outspokenness
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