fresno

See also: Fresno

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish fresno, freisno, frexno, frexeno, Latin fraxinus (“ash tree”), from *bʰr̥Hǵ-s-inos, adjective of Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵos (“birch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾesno/ [ˈfɾez.no]
• Rhymes: -esno
• Syllabification: fres‧no

Noun

fresno m (plural fresnos)

1. ash tree

Usage notes

• Fresno is a common placename in Spanish-speaking areas. These placenames have originated from the surname Fresno. Placenames Fresneda and Fresnillo share the same root.

Derived terms

• fresneda
• fresnillo

 

Descendants

• → Tagalog: presno

Further reading

• “fresno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Anagrams

• frenos, fresón