Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—L

Lingua Franca

A species of corrupt Italian spoken on the coasts of the Mediterranean. The Franks' language mixed with the Italian.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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