francisca

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Francisca¹

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From Portuguese and Spanish Francisca, from Latin Francisca. Doublet of Frances and Francesca.

proper noun Franciscas

  1. A female given name from Portuguese or from Spanish [in turn from Latin], equivalent to English Frances. Friends here of Miss Francisca Howland have received invitations to her marriage to William Johnston Coke Jr., which will take place on April 27, and the reception at the Biltmore Forest Country Club at Asheville, N. C.

francisca²

noun franciscas · francesca

  1. historical A throwing axe used as a weapon during the Early Middle Ages by the Franks.

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@misc{francisca_2026,
  title = {francisca},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/francisca},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}