Meanings
proper noun
- Francesco Petrarca (1304–1374), Italian scholar and poet.
Origin
- ItalianPetrarca
- EnglishPetrarch
From Petrarcha, Latinized version of Italian Petrarca.
More words from Italian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بِتْرَارْكَا
- بِتْرَارْكَا (bitrārkā)Italian scholar and poet
Bulgarian Петра́рка
- Петра́рка (Petrárka)Italian scholar and poet
Catalan Petrarca
- PetrarcaItalian scholar and poet
Chinese Mandarin 皮特拉克, 彼特拉克
- 皮特拉克 (Pítèlākè)Italian scholar and poet
- 彼特拉克 (Bǐtèlākè)Italian scholar and poet
French Pétrarque
- PétrarqueItalian scholar and poet
Greek Πετράρχης
- Πετράρχης (Petrárchis)Italian scholar and poet
Hebrew פֶּטְרַארְקָה
- פֶּטְרַארְקָה (Petrárka)Italian scholar and poet
Hindi पेट्रार्क
- पेट्रार्क (peṭrārk)Italian scholar and poet
Italian Petrarca
- PetrarcaItalian scholar and poet
Japanese ペトラルカ
- ペトラルカ (Petoraruka)Italian scholar and poet
Korean 페트라르카
- 페트라르카 (Peteurareuka)Italian scholar and poet
Latin Petrarcha
- PetrarchaItalian scholar and poet
Latvian Petrarka
- PetrarkaItalian scholar and poet
Lithuanian Petrarka
- PetrarkaItalian scholar and poet
Romanian Petrarca
- PetrarcaItalian scholar and poet
Russian Петра́рка
- Петра́рка (Petrárka)Italian scholar and poet
Spanish Petrarca
- PetrarcaItalian scholar and poet
Thai เปตราก
- เปตราก (bpee-dtràak)Italian scholar and poet
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Cite this entry
APA
Petrarch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Petrarch
MLA
“Petrarch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Petrarch. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Petrarch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Petrarch.
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