Feminine

frescura

Meaning

  1. (countable, feminine, rare, uncountable) freshness
  2. (colloquial, countable, feminine, uncountable) Overly sentimental or picky behaviour; fussiness.
  3. (colloquial, countable, feminine, uncountable) An overcomplicated and often barely relevant task or requisite; faff, nuisance.
  4. (Brazil, colloquial, countable, feminine, uncountable) Something unnecessary, added just for show, or as an excessive regulatory measure; frill, bureaucracy, hassle.
  5. (colloquial, countable, feminine, uncountable) excessive formality
  6. (countable, feminine, slang, uncountable) a preference for having safe sex

Synonyms

Frequency

35k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɾesˈku.ɾɐ/
Etymology

From fresco (“fresh”) + -ura.

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