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

• “franqueza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “franqueza” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “franqueza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “franqueza” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

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) /fɾanˈkesa/ [fɾãŋˈke.sa]

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• (Spain) Rhymes: -eθa
• (Latin America) 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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014