fronha

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾõ.ɲɐ/ [ˈfɾõ.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾõ.ɲɐ/ [ˈfɾõ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾo.ɲa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾo.ɲɐ/

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• Rhymes: -oɲɐ
• Hyphenation: fro‧nha

Noun

fronha f (plural fronhas)

1. pillow case (sheet for covering a pillow)
2. (informal, often derogatory) face

   Synonyms: cara, rosto, face

Derived terms

• enfronhar
• porta-fronha

Descendants

• → Tetum: froña

Further reading

• “fronha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “fronha”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “fronha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025