fronde

common nounproper noun

Syllable Decomposition

fronde

alteration of the old French flondre, probably from the Latin funda (sling) via its diminutive, in popular Latin fŭndŭla; fonde, in old French, is attested until the seventeenth century.

Definitions

Plural

frondes

Translations

  • englishenglish:catapult
  • spanishspanish:tirachinas
  • greekgreek:σφεντόνα
  • italianitalian:fionda
  • japanesejapanese:投石器
  • russianrussian:праща
  • swedishswedish:slunga

See also

frondes (v.) fronderie (cn.) fronder (v.) frondeur (cn.) frondeur (adj.) frondeuse (adj.)