faŭko
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Esperanto[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin faucēs. Compare Spanish and Italian fauce (“jaw; mouth”).
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
faŭko (accusative singular faŭkon, plural faŭkoj, accusative plural faŭkojn)
- open mouth cavity of an animal, open jaws
- (figuratively) large (especially, dark and scary) aperture; mouth of a tunnel, canyon, mine, sewer, abyss, etc.