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Portuguese
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Old French froncir (“to wrinkle, frown”), from Frankish *hrunkja "a wrinkle" from Proto-Germanic *hrunkijō, *hrunkitō (“fold, wrinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Less likely from Latin frangere; cf. however also franger.
Pronunciation
Verb
franzir (first-person singular present franzo, first-person singular preterite franzi, past participle franzido)
- to frown (to form wrinkles in forehead)
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