fronza

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese fronça, from Late Latin frondia n pl, a collective noun derived from Classical Latin frondeus (“leafy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾonθa/, (western) /ˈfɾonsa/, (southeastern) /ˈfɾonʃa/

Noun

fronza f (plural fronzas)

1. brushwood, leaf litter

   Synonym: frouma

2. twig of the broom

Derived terms

• fróncega

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fronza”, 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), “fronza”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “fronza”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin frondia n pl, a collective noun derived from Classical Latin frondeus (“leafy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfron.d͡za/
• Rhymes: -ondza
• Hyphenation: frón‧za

Noun

fronza f (plural fronze)

1. (obsolete) frond

   Synonym: fronda

2. the first green leaves of a grain

Derived terms

• fronzire
• rifronzire
• sfronzare

Related terms

• fronzolo
• fronzuto

References

• fronza in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• frónza in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore