Fratze

Meaning

sneer; grimace; evil smile

Fratz

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

Frequency

28k
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gfrääs

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfʁat͡sə/
Etymology

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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