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alafranga

alafranga adverb: in a French, or (loosely) European style.

Adverb

alafranga (comparative more alafranga, superlative most alafranga)

  1. (historical, Ottoman Empire) In a French, or (loosely) European style.

Forms of alafranga

comparativemore alafranga
superlativemost alafranga

Origin of alafranga

From Ottoman Turkish آلافرانغه (alafranga), from Italian alla franca.

Questions about alafranga

What does alafranga mean?
Alafranga means in a French, or (loosely) European style.
What part of speech is alafranga?
Alafranga is an adverb.

Words near alafranga in the dictionary

  1. alae spuriae
  2. Alaeddin
  3. Alafair
  4. alafenamide
  5. alafosfalin
  6. alafranga
  7. alagba
  8. alagbas
  9. alagebrium
  10. Alagille syndrome
  11. Alagna

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