fronha
Portuguese
Etymology
Unknown.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɾõ.ɲɐ/ [ˈfɾõ.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɾo.ɲa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfɾo.ɲɐ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -oɲɐ
- Hyphenation: fro‧nha
Noun
fronha f (plural fronhas)
- pillow case (sheet for covering a pillow)
- (informal, often derogatory) face
Derived terms
- enfronhar
- porta-fronha
Descendants
- → Tetum: froña
Further reading
- “fronha”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025