foz

See also: főz and Foz

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin falx, falcem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfoθ/, [ˈfoθ]

Noun

foz f (plural foces)

  1. sickle

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese foz (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin fox, focem, from Latin faux, faucem (throat, gullet).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔθ/, (western) /fɔs/

Noun

foz f (plural foces)

  1. mouth of a river

References

  • foz” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • foz” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • foz” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese foz, from Vulgar Latin *focem, from Latin faux (throat, gullet). Cognate to Spanish hoz, Italian foce.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɔ(j)s/ [ˈfɔ(ɪ̯)s]

  • Hyphenation: foz
  • Homophone: Foz

Noun

foz f (plural fozes)

  1. mouth of a river

Further reading

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