frette

Etymology

From fretter, or Old French freit, from Latin frīgidus (“cold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʁɛt/

Noun

frette f (plural frettes)

1. (heraldry) fret
2. (music) fret

Adjective

frette (plural frettes)

1. (Acadian, Louisiana, Quebec) Alternative form of froid

Further reading

• “frette” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Verb

frette

1. First-person singular present of fretten.
2. First-person singular subjunctive I of fretten.
3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of fretten.
4. Imperative singular of fretten.

Noun

frette f (plural fretti)

1. (heraldry) fret

Noun

frette f

1. plural of fretta

Noun

frette f (plural frettes)

1. (Jersey) shaft iron