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fresco

Spanish, noun/ˈfɾesko/

fresco is spelled F-R-E-S-C-O (6 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written Spanish, the 4,689th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fresco is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “strong breeze” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Frío ligero y agradable”.

What does fresco mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    fresh

  2. 2

    cool (temperature)

  3. 3

    cheeky

noun

  1. 1

    masculinestrong breeze

  2. 2

    masculinefresco (painting)

  3. 3

    masculinesoda, soft drink

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. De factura o producción muy reciente. 2. Dicho de un alimento, en buen estado de conservación. 3. Dicho de un alimento, que no ha sido sometido a ningún tratamiento de conservación, como el salado o la congelación, o simplemente no procesado. 4. Dicho de una persona, en buen estado de salud y descanso.

noun: 1. Frío ligero y agradable. 2. Bebida refrescante sin alcohol, en especial las gasificadas. 3. Batido de frutas con leche

noun: 1. Pintura al fresco.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of fresco

  • fresca feminine
  • frescos masculine plural
  • frescas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce fresco?

  • /ˈfɾesko/
  • [ˈfɾes.ko]
  • [ˈfɾesko]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to fresco

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is fresco in Spanish?

fresco appears 17 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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