Fratze

(Engels)

sneer; grimace; evil smile

Fratz

  1. (masculine, strong, weak) cutie-pie; adorable child
  2. (derogatory, masculine, strong, weak) brat; spoiled child

Frekwensie

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Kanton Basel-Land

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gfrääs

Data verskaf deur: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈfʁat͡sə/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

Shortened from Fratzengesicht (“joker face”), from fratzen (“silly talk, jokes”), probably borrowed from Italian frasche (“nonsense”), plural of frasca (“vanity, caprice”). Cognate with Dutch fratsen.

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