Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

franca

/fɹˈæŋkə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
fran-ca
IPA
/fɹˈæŋkə/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan, Italian and Spanish Franca or, alternatively, from Portuguese França.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, Franca, França

Inflected Forms

Francas (plural)

Rhymes With

lanka casablanca salamanca banca sanka villafranca manka maslanka

Questions

How do you pronounce franca?
The recorded pronunciation is /fɹˈæŋkə/.
What does franca mean?
A surname.
Where does franca come from?
It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce franca

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