frunce

Old French

Noun

frunce oblique singular, f (oblique plural frunces, nominative singular frunce, nominative plural frunces)

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of fronce

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈfɾunθe/ [ˈfɾũn̟.θe]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈfɾunse/ [ˈfɾũn.se]
• Rhymes: -unθe
• Rhymes: -unse
• Syllabification: frun‧ce

Etymology 1

Deverbal from fruncir.

Noun

frunce m (plural frunces)

1. wrinkle

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

frunce

1. inflection of fruncir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “frunce”, 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