Definition
Plural of franca; specifically used in 'lingua francas,' which are common languages used for communication between people of different native languages.
Etymology
From Italian 'lingua franca' (literally 'Frankish language'), originally referring to a pidgin language used in Mediterranean trade. The word 'franca' refers to the Frankish people or their language.
Kelly Says
Lingua franca was originally the pidgin language used by medieval Mediterranean traders—now we use the term for any common language like English in international business, but it's named after a group that stopped being powerful a thousand years ago!
Translations
ARالعربية
فرنكات
fur-na-kat
BNবাংলা
ফ্রান্কা
frano-ka
CACatalà
francas
frank-as
CSČeština
francas
frank-as
DEDeutsch
Francas
frank-as
ELΕλληνικά
φράνκες
frank-es
ESEspañol
francas
frank-as
FRFrançais
francas
frank-as
HIहिन्दी
फ्रैंकास
frahn-kaas
HUMagyar
francas
frank-as
IDBahasa Indonesia
francas
frank-as
ITItaliano
francas
frank-as
KMKM
ហ្វ្រាន្កាស
hfraan-kas
MSBahasa Melayu
francas
frank-as
NLNederlands
francas
frank-as
PLPolski
francas
frank-as
PTPortuguês
francas
frank-as
RORomână
francas
frank-as
RUРусский
Франкасы
frank-as
SVSvenska
francas
frank-as
SWKiswahili
francas
frank-as
TAதமிழ்
ஃப்ரான்கஸ்
fraank-as
TEతెలుగు
ఫ్రాంక్స్
fraan-ks
TRTürkçe
francas
frank-as
UKУкраїнська
франкаси
frank-as
VITiếng Việt
francas
frank-as