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Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Deverbal from fregar.
Noun
frega f (plural fregues)
- massage (therapeutic)
Etymology 2
Verb
frega
- inflection of fregar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Galician
Verb
frega
- inflection of fregar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfre.ɡa/
- Rhymes: -eɡa
- Hyphenation: fré‧ga
Etymology 1
Deverbal from fregare (“to rub”) + -a.
Noun
frega f (plural freghe)
- (in the plural) Synonym of fregagione
- (zoology) heat, especially of fish
- Synonym: fregola
- (figurative, archaic) craving, thirst
- Synonyms: fregola, frenesia, smania
- (regional) Synonym of frego (“lots, stacks”)
Further reading
- frega in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
frega
- inflection of fregare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese esfregar.
Verb
frega
- to rub
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Spanish fregar and Portuguese esfregar and Kabuverdianu frega.
Verb
frega
- to rub