Feminine
frasca
Meaning
- (feminine) bough, branch
- (feminine, figuratively) symbol of instability, vanity, or blitheness
- (derogatory, feminine, figuratively, mildly) symbol of instability, vanity, or blitheness
- (feminine, figuratively, plural, plural-only) symbol of instability, vanity, or blitheness
Synonyms
Hyphenated as
frà‧sca
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfras.ka/
Etymology
The origin is uncertain. Possibly from Late Latin frasca, from a contraction of *vir-asca, from the base of virdis (“green”). Compare Sicilian frasca.
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