frisco

See also: Frisco

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.

Adjective

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

  1. fresh
  2. cool

References
  • Rocco, Emmanuele (1882), “frisco”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano
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