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francisca

francisca noun: a throwing axe used as a weapon during the Early Middle Ages by the Franks.

Noun

francisca (plural franciscas)

  1. (historical) A throwing axe used as a weapon during the Early Middle Ages by the Franks.

Proper noun capitalized: Francisca

Francisca (plural Franciscas)

  1. A female given name from Portuguese or from Spanish [in turn from Latin], equivalent to English Frances.
    • Friends here of Miss Francisca Howland have received invitations to her marriage to William Johnston Coke Jr., which will take place on April 27, and the reception at the Biltmore Forest Country Club at Asheville, N. C.1935 April 7, “Miss Howland’s Plans. She Will Be Married April 27 to Willlarn J. Coke Jr.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original...
    • Miss Margaret Gregg was maid of honor for her sister, whose other attendants were the Misses Laurie Gregg, another sister; Louise Grant, a cousin; Francisca Brackenridge, Lisa Canby and Abigail Rickert, Mrs. Christopher Ward and Mrs. John Sinwell.1961 July 13, “Father Escorts Nancy D. Gregg At Her Nuptials; Smith Alumna Is Bride of Sinclair Hatch Jr. in Pasadena Church”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company...

Forms of francisca

Noun
pluralfranciscas
alternative formfrancesca
Proper noun
pluralFranciscas

Origin of francisca

From Portuguese and Spanish Francisca, from Latin Francisca. Doublet of Frances and Francesca.

Questions about francisca

What does francisca mean?
Francisca means a throwing axe used as a weapon during the Early Middle Ages by the Franks.
What part of speech is francisca?
Francisca can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of francisca?
The plural of francisca is franciscas.

Words near francisca in the dictionary

  1. Francis
  2. Francis Joseph's Land
  3. Francis turbine
  4. Francis turbines
  5. francisation
  6. francisca
  7. Franciscan
  8. franciscana
  9. franciscanas
  10. Franciscanism
  11. franciscanite

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Adapted from Wiktionary: francisca (page history and authors); Francisca (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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