English Explanatory Dictionary

fra

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A title of a friar or monk: brother.
adv
  1. Archaic form of fro.
noun
  1. a title for a Roman Catholic monk or friar; equivalent to Brother
name
  1. Short form of Francis.
noun
  1. Initialism of forward-rate agreement.

Pronunciation

/fɹɑː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fra.wav

Word forms

fra Fras

Etymology

PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr From Italian frate. See friar.

Synonyms

Fra

Related words

fra diavolo
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