different between tuscany vs franco

English

Etymology

From Italian franco (“French”). Doublet of franc and frank.

Noun

franco (plural francos)

1. (historical) The currency issued between 1805 and 1808 of Lucca in Tuscany, Italy.

Related terms

• franc

See also

• lira

Dutch

Etymology

Italian porto franco.

Pronunciation

Adjective

franco (not comparable)

1. with freightages paid by the sender

Inflection

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: prangko (“postage stamp”)

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?frant?so/
• Hyphenation: fran?co
• Rhymes: -ant?so

Noun

franco (accusative singular francon, plural francoj, accusative plural francojn)

1. a French person

Hypernyms

• e?ropano (“European”)

Derived terms

• francino (“Frenchwoman”)

Related terms

• franca (“French”)
• france (“in French”)
• Francio (“France”)

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin francus (“Frankish”), from Frankish *Franko (“a Frank”), from Proto-Germanic *frankô (“javelin”).

The adjectival forms, from Old French franc (“free”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fra?ko?/

Noun

franco m (plural francos, feminine franca, feminine plural francas)

1. Frank
2. (archaic) Frenchman

   Synonym: francés

3. franc (former currency of France and other countries)
   • 1401, M. Lucas Alvarez; M. J. Justo Martín (eds.), Fontes documentais da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Pergameos da serie Bens do Arquivo Histórico Universitario (Anos 1237-1537). Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 276:

     uendo, segundo dito he, por doze francos d'ouro da moneda del rey de França

     I sell, as said, for twelve francs of gold, of the coinage of the king of France

Derived terms

• Francia
• francés
• Franco
• Francos

Related terms

• francada
• Francoi
• Francuín
• Franzomil

Adjective

franco m (feminine singular franca, masculine plural francos, feminine plural francas)

1. tax-free

   Synonym: exento

2. free, unobstructed

   Synonym: libre

3. sincere, true

   Synonym: sincelo

4. (archaic) generous

   Synonym: xeneroso

Derived terms

• francamente
• franquear
• franqueo
• franquía

References

• “franco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “franco” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “franco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “franco” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Italian

Etymology

From French franc

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fran.ko/

Adjective

franco (feminine franca, masculine plural franchi, feminine plural franche)

1. frank, candid
2. free (of duty)

3. Frankish

Derived terms

• francamente
• franchezza
• sfranchire

Adverb

franco

1. frankly

Noun

franco m (plural franchi)

1. Frank (Frankish person)
2. franc (money)

Descendants

• ? Cimbrian: franko

Latin

Adjective

franc?

1. dative masculine singular of francus
2. dative neuter singular of francus
3. ablative masculine singular of francus

Portuguese

Etymology

From French franc

Adjective

franco m (feminine singular franca, masculine plural francos, feminine plural francas, comparable)

1. Frankish (referring to the Franks)

   Synonym: frâncico

2. frank (bluntly honest)

Noun

franco m (plural francos)

1. franc (former currency of France and Belgium)
2. franc (any of several units of currency)
3. Frank (one of the Franks)

Spanish

Etymology

From Middle French franc, from Medieval Latin Francus (“a Frank”), from Frankish *Franko, from Proto-Germanic *frankô (literally “spear, javelin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?anko/, [?f?ã?.ko]

Noun

franco m (plural francos)

1. franc (former currency of France and other countries)

Adjective

franco (feminine franca, masculine plural francos, feminine plural francas)

1. frank, candid, straightforward
2. generous, liberal, openhanded
3. free, unimpeded, unencumbered
4. exempt, free
5. Frankish

Derived terms

• francamente
• franco bordo
• franco de servicio
• piso franco

Related terms

• franqueza
• francoguayanés

See also

• honesto

Further reading

• “franco” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.