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franco

franco noun: a former currency of Lucca in Tuscany, Italy, issued between 1805 and 1808. Also the alternative letter-case form of Franco.

Noun (1)

franco (plural francos)

  1. (historical) A former currency of Lucca in Tuscany, Italy, issued between 1805 and 1808.
  2. The CFA franc as used in Equatorial Guinea, worth 4 ekwele.

Proper noun capitalized: Franco

Franco

  1. A male given name from Italian or Spanish, equivalent to English Frank or Francis.
  2. A surname from Spanish.
    1. Francisco Franco, the long-ruling right-wing 20th century Spanish caudillo since the Spanish Civil War (1939–1975).

Noun (2) capitalized: Franco

Franco (plural Francos)

  1. A French person.
    • Other Franco-American journalists didn’t see it his way, notably the editor of the Jean-Baptiste a newspaper in Northampton, Massachusetts. A journalistic debate began on the merits of repatriation, some newspapers calling those Francos who returned to Québec traitors while other papers used the...1979 May, Paul Paré, “A History of Franco-American Journalism”, in A Franco-American Overview, volume 1, →ISBN, page 241, column 1
    • As will be demonstrated, it provided very good analytical material for reflection on the relationships between Anglos and Francos in Quebec. […] Firstly, the Francos of Quebec are perceived as being in general agreement on their collective name, which name others are also seen to recognize.1982, Gary Caldwell, Eric Waddell, editors, The English of Quebec: From Majority to Minority Status, →ISBN, pages 131 and 141

Also used as

franco is also the alternative letter-case form of Franco.

franco meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

franco in Hindi

फ्रेंको, फ़्रैंको, फ्रैंको

franco in Tamil

ஃப்ரான்கோ, பிராங்கோ, ஃபிராங்கோ

franco in Marathi

फ्रँको, फ्रॅंको, फ्रॅन्को

franco in Urdu

فرانکو, فرینکو
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franco in Bengali
ফ্রাঙ্কো, ফ্র্যাঙ্কো
franco in Telugu
ఫ్రాంకో, ఫ్రాన్కో, ఫ్రాంకొ
franco in Malayalam
ഫ്രാങ്കോ, ഫ്രാൻകോ
franco in Kannada
ಫ್ರಾಂಕೊ, ಫ್ರಾಂಕೋ
franco in Punjabi
ਫ੍ਰੈਂਕੋ, ਫਰੈਂਕੋ, ਫ਼ਰੈਂਕੋ
franco in Gujarati
ફ્રાન્કો, ફ્રેન્કો, ફ્રેંકો
franco in Odia
ଫ୍ରାଙ୍କୋ, ଫ୍ରାନ୍କୋ
franco in Nepali
फ्रान्को, फ्राङ्को, फ्रेंको

Forms of franco

pluralfrancos
pluralFrancos
alternative formfranco

Plural of franco: francos

Origin of franco

From Italian franco (“French”). Doublet of franc and frank.

From Franco-.

Questions about franco

What does franco mean?
Franco means a former currency of Lucca in Tuscany, Italy, issued between 1805 and 1808.
What is franco in Hindi?
Franco in Hindi is फ्रेंको, फ़्रैंको, फ्रैंको. See Franco meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is franco?
Franco can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of franco?
The plural of franco is francos.

Words near franco in the dictionary

  1. Franckensteins
  2. Franckes
  3. Franckian
  4. Franckowiak
  5. Franckowiaks
  6. franco
  7. franco-
  8. Franco-American
  9. Franco-Americans
  10. Franco-Arabic
  11. franco-centric

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: franco (page history and authors); Franco (page history and authors); franco (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); franco (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); franco (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); franco (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); franco (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); franco (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); franco (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); franco (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); franco (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); franco (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); franco (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); franco (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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