frisco

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English

Etymology

Perhaps a blend of frisk (brisk and lively movement) +‎ Italian fresco.

Noun

frisco (plural friscos or friscoes)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of frisk (brisk and lively movement)

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *friscum.

Pronunciation

Adjective

frisco (feminine singular fresca, masculine plural frischi, feminine plural fresche)

  1. fresh
  2. cool

References

  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweizmap 1038: “fresca; fresco” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
  • Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “frisco”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano