Fratze

(Îngilîzî)

sneer; grimace; evil smile

Fratz

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

Pircarînî

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Zarava

Basel-Landschaft (de)

Basel-Landschaft (de)

gfrääs

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Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˈfʁat͡sə/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

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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