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

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “franqueza”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “franqueza”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (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)

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

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• Rhymes: -eθa
• Rhymes: -esa
• 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, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10