Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

afrancesado

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: afrance-sa-do
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Iberian who supported the French during the Peninsular War.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese or Spanish afrancesado (“Francophile”).

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: -, afrancesado

Inflected Forms

afrancesados (plural) afrancesadoes (plural)

Questions

What does afrancesado mean?: An Iberian who supported the French during the Peninsular War.
Where does afrancesado come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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