fronda

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin frondem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfɾon.də] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈfɾon.da] === Noun === fronda f (plural frondes) frond (leaf of a fern) foliage Synonym: fullatge === Further reading === “fronda”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == French == === Pronunciation === Homophones: frondas, frondât === Verb === fronda third-person singular past historic of fronder == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfron.da/ Rhymes: -onda Hyphenation: frón‧da === Etymology 1 === From Latin frondem (“leafy branch”). Doublet of fronza. ==== Alternative forms ==== fronde (obsolete) ==== Noun ==== fronda f (plural fronde) leafy branch Synonym: (obsolete) fronza (chiefly in the plural) leaf Synonym: foglia (collective) a plant's branches and foliage (in the plural) a superfluous literary flourish ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from French fronde (“slingshot; opposition”), ultimately from Latin funda (“sling, slingshot”), probably through a contracted, metathesized diminutive form (Vulgar Latin *flunda ← *fundula). ==== Noun ==== fronda f (plural fronde) movement of covert opposition vento di fronda ― spirit of covert opposition ===== Derived terms ===== frondista ===== Related terms ===== frondeur === References === fronda1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana fronda2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French fronde. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfrɔn.da/ Rhymes: -ɔnda Syllabification: fron‧da Homophone: Fronda === Noun === fronda f (literary) revolt arising within an organization or against a state authority Hypernyms: bunt, rewolta (literary, politics) splinter group, splinter party ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === fronda in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN fronda in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin frondem (“leafy branch”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɾonda/ [ˈfɾõn̪.d̪a] Rhymes: -onda Syllabification: fron‧da === Noun === fronda f (plural frondas) (botany) frond ==== Alternative forms ==== fronde ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “fronda”, 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