"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) A former currency of Lucca in Tuscany, Italy, issued between 1805 and 1808. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Historical currencies, History of Italy
    Sense id: en-franco-en-noun-s1NI2Mcz Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 43 52 5 Disambiguation of History of Italy: 100 0 0
  2. The CFA franc as used in Equatorial Guinea, worth 4 ekwele. Categories (topical): Historical currencies
    Sense id: en-franco-en-noun-IIgvHmij Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 43 52 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 69 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: franc, lira
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: francos [plural]
Etymology: From Franco-. Head templates: {{en-noun}} franco (plural francos)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Franco (“French person”). Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Franco (extra: French person)
    Sense id: en-franco-en-noun-iIpiE4fr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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