"franco" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: francos [plural]
Etymology: From Italian franco (“French”). Doublet of franc and frank. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|franco||French}} Italian franco (“French”), {{doublet|en|franc|frank}} Doublet of franc and frank Head templates: {{en-noun}} franco (plural francos)
  1. (historical) The currency issued between 1805 and 1808 of Lucca in Tuscany, Italy. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Historical currencies, History of Italy Related terms: franc, lira
    Sense id: en-franco-en-noun-iuojaId3 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 96 4 Disambiguation of History of Italy: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: francos [plural]
Etymology: From Franco-. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Franco-}} Franco- Head templates: {{en-noun}} franco (plural francos)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Franco. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Franco
    Sense id: en-franco-en-noun-f2YLlUF5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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