fraque

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French frac.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾa.ki/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾa.ki/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾa.ke/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾa.kɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -aki, (Portugal) -akɨ
• Hyphenation: fra‧que

Noun

fraque m (plural fraques)

1. morning dress, white tie and tails
2. tailcoat

Further reading

• “fraque”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “fraque”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024