fociño

Galician

Morros or fociños ("snouts")

Alternative forms

• fucín, fuciño (northeastern Galician, central and western Galician)

Etymology

Probably related to Spanish hocico (“snout”), ultimately from Latin fodere (“to dig”). Cognate with Portuguese focinho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [foˈθiɲʊ], (western) [foˈsiɲʊ]

Noun

fociño m (plural fociños)

1. snout

   Synonym: morro

2. (figurative) nose
3. (figurative, derogatory) mouth

   Synonym: morro

Derived terms

• meter o fociño

Related terms

• afociñar
• fociñar

References

• “fociño” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “fociño” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “fociño” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.