fretum

F4R1E1T1U1M3

noun

A strait; a channel.

Similar
fret
OriginLatin fretum →
Scrabble 11
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounfretum (plural freta)

plural freta

  1. A strait; a channel.

    Synonyms: fret

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA strait; a channel.

Similar
fret

Origin

  1. Latinfretum“strait, channel”
  2. Englishfretum

Unadapted borrowing from Latin fretum (“strait, channel”). Doublet of fret (“strait; channel”).

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

fretum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fretum

MLA

“fretum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fretum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fretum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fretum.

Source: fretum on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.