franqueza

== Galician == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese franqueza (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Old French franchise (“freedom”), a derivative of franc (“free”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɾaŋˈkeθa̝/ === Noun === franqueza f (plural franquezas) frankness (sincere and open speech, honesty in expression) (archaic) privilege, exemption; nobility ==== Derived terms ==== con franqueza ==== Related terms ==== franquía === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “franqueza”, 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), “franqueza”, 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), “franqueza”, 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), “franqueza”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Portuguese == === Etymology === franco +‎ -eza === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: fran‧que‧za === Noun === franqueza f (plural franquezas) frankness (sincere and open speech, honesty in expression) === Further reading === “franqueza”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “franqueza”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɾanˈkeθa/ [fɾãŋˈke.θa] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /fɾanˈkesa/ [fɾãŋˈke.sa] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eθa (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -esa (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: fran‧que‧za === Noun === franqueza f (plural franquezas) directness, outspokenness ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “franqueza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025