frete

Galician

/ˈfɾɛte̝/

noun
Definitions
  • charge demand of payment in exchange for the transportation of goods or services
  • freight, cargo
  • charter temporary hiring of a vehicle for transportation of freight

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French fret (freight) derived from Middle Dutch vrecht (cost of transport) derived from Proto-Germanic *fra- (for-, fully, away, prefix meaning completely).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*fra-

Gloss

for-, fully, away, prefix meaning completely

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