frecha

Asturian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾet͡ʃa/ [ˈfɾe.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -etʃa
• Syllabification: fre‧cha

Noun

frecha f (plural freches)

1. fissure; cleft
2. (figurative) fissure, schism
   • 2026 September 8, “Barbón dexa plantáu al arzobispu na misa de Cuadonga per tercer añu consecutivu”, in 7Díes‎^[1], archived from the original on 20 October 2026:

     una ausencia que repítese^[sic] per tercer añu consecutivu y qu'evidencia la frecha abierta ente'l xefe del Executivu asturianu y l'arzobispu d'Uviéu.

     an absence repeated for a third consecutive year and which evinces the open schism between the head of the Asturian Government and the archbishop of Oviedo.

Further reading

• “frecha”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “frecha”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Galician

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese frecha, borrowed from Old French fleche, from Vulgar Latin *fleccia, borrowed from Frankish *fliukkijā, from Proto-West Germanic *fleuk(k)ōn + *-jā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾɛt͡ʃa/ [ˈfɾɛ.t͡ʃɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɛtʃa
• Hyphenation: fre‧cha

Noun

frecha f (plural frechas)

1. arrow (weapon)

   Synonym: seta

2. arrow (sign)

Related terms

• frechazo
• Frechazo Derradeiro
• Frechazo Primeiro

Etymology 2

Either from frecha (“arrow”), or ultimately a derivation of Latin frangō (“I break”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾet͡ʃa/ [ˈfɾe.t͡ʃɐ]
• Rhymes: -etʃa
• Hyphenation: fre‧cha

Noun

frecha f (plural frechas)

1. fissure; cleft

   Synonym: fenda

2. (figurative, vulgar) vulva

   Synonym: crica

References

• “frecha”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “frecha”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “frecha”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “frecha”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “frecha”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French fleche, from Vulgar Latin *fleccia, borrowed from Frankish *fliukkijā, from Proto-West Germanic *fleuk(k)ōn + *-jā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾɛt͡ʃa/
• Rhymes: -ɛt͡ʃa
• Hyphenation: fre‧cha

Noun

frecha f (plural frechas)

1. (archery) arrow

   Synonym: saeta

   • c1350, K. M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 146:

     Et nõ avia y nẽgũ que trouxese escudo nẽ adaraga nẽ lança mays tragiã todos frechas et seetas de moytas maneyras.

     And there were there no one who brought shields, leather shields or spears; but all of them brought arrows and darts in many ways

Descendants

• Fala: flecha
• Galician: frecha
• Portuguese: flecha, frecha (obsolete or dialectal)

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “frecha”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “frecha”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾɛ.ʃɐ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾɛ.ʃɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾɛ.ʃɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾɛt.ʃɐ/

• Hyphenation: fre‧cha

Noun

frecha f (plural frechas)

1. (obsolete or dialectal) alternative form of flecha

Further reading

• “frecha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “frecha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026