fraco

== Galician == === Alternative forms === fraque === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese fraco (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), a semi-learned borrowing from Latin flaccus (“flaccid”). Compare Portuguese fraco and Spanish flaco. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɾako/ [ˈfɾɑ.kʊ] Rhymes: -ako Hyphenation: fra‧co === Adjective === fraco (feminine fraca, masculine plural fracos, feminine plural fracas) thin, skinny Synonym: delgado (dated) weak (lacking in force) Synonyms: débil, feble ==== Derived terms ==== punto fraco fraquén (“weakness”) ==== Related terms ==== enfraquecer flácido fraquear fraqueza === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “fraco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “fraco”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fraco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “fraco”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “fraco”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Etymology === Semi-learned borrowing from Latin flaccus (“flaccid”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɾa.ko/ === Adjective === fraco m (plural fracos, feminine fraca, feminine plural fracas) weak ==== Derived terms ==== enfraquecer ==== Descendants ==== Galician: fraco, fraque Portuguese: fraco === Further reading === Universo Cantigas - "fraco" == Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fraco, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin flaccus (“flaccid”). Compare Galician fraco and Spanish flaco. Doublet of flaco, related to flácido. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aku Hyphenation: fra‧co === Adjective === fraco (feminine fraca, masculine plural fracos, feminine plural fracas, diminutive fraquinho) weak (lacking in force or ability) Synonyms: débil, debilitado, enfraquecido, frágil, franzino, fraquete weak (lacking in taste or potency) (colloquial) who cannot handle their drink ==== Antonyms ==== forte, potente ==== Derived terms ==== ponto fraco ==== Related terms ==== enfraquecer flácido fraquear fraquejar fraqueza fraquinho === Further reading === “fraco”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “fraco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026