Fratze

(Engels)

sneer; grimace; evil smile

Fratz

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

Frequentie

28k
Dialecten

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gfrääs

Gegevens verstrekt door: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈfʁat͡sə/
Etymologie (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.

Sign in to write sticky notes