franciscana
English
Etymology
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Noun
franciscana (plural franciscanas)
- Synonym of La Plata dolphin.
Catalan
Pronunciation
Noun
franciscana f (plural franciscanes)
- female equivalent of franciscà (“Franciscan”)
Adjective
franciscana f sg
- feminine singular of franciscà
Portuguese
Etymology
From franciscano.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fɾɐ̃.sisˈkɐ̃.nɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /fɾɐ̃.siʃˈkɐ̃.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fɾɐ̃.sisˈkɐ.na/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɾɐ̃.siʃˈkɐ.nɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /fɾɐ̃.siʃˈka.nɐ/
- Hyphenation: fran‧cis‧ca‧na
Noun
franciscana f (plural franciscanas)
- (Catholicism) female equivalent of franciscano
- (Catholicism) Order of Friars Minor
- La Plata dolphin, franciscana (Pontoporia blainvillei)
- Synonyms: golfinho-do-rio-da-prata, toninha, boto-amarelo, boto-cachimbo
Adjective
franciscana
- feminine singular of franciscano
Further reading
- “franciscana”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “franciscana”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɾanθisˈkana/ [fɾãn̟.θisˈka.na] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /fɾansisˈkana/ [fɾãn.sisˈka.na] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -ana
- Syllabification: fran‧cis‧ca‧na
Adjective
franciscana
- feminine singular of franciscano