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frana.

landslide, landslip

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfra.na/

  1. landslide, landslip

    error-lua-exec · feminine

  2. collapse (the falling of a stack of objects)

    broadly · error-lua-exec · feminine · figuratively

  3. a downfall; collapse; ruin

    broadly · error-lua-exec · feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Probably from Vulgar Latin *fragina, from Latin frangere, frangō (“to break”).

verb/ˈfra.na/

  1. inflection of franare: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person

  2. inflection of franare: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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