frangia
fringe
noun FRAN-jah Rare
Origin: From Latin fimbria (fringe, border).
Also means
fringe group; bangs
Usage Note
Frangia covers several senses: the decorative fringe on a curtain or garment, a fringe hairstyle (bangs), and figuratively a fringe group or marginal faction (la frangia estremista = the extremist fringe). The plural is frange. In the hairstyle sense, avere la frangia means to have a fringe (bangs in American English).
Examples
"Si è tagliata la frangia da sola."
Natural Translation
She cut her own fringe.
Literal Translation
Herself she-has cut the fringe alone.
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