fauce

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin faucem. Doublet of foce, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaw.t͡ʃe/
• Rhymes: -awtʃe
• Hyphenation: fàu‧ce

Noun

fauce f (plural fauci)

1. alternative form of fauci pl (“throat; mouth; opening”)
2. (botany) fauces (throat of a calyx, etc.)

References

• “fàuce”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈfau̯.kɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈfaːu̯.t͡ʃe]

Noun

fauce

1. ablative singular of faux

Middle English

Adjective

fauce

1. alternative form of fals

Middle French

Alternative forms

• faulsse
• fausse

Adjective

fauce

1. feminine singular of faux

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fauce (“(in the) throat”), ablative of faux, much more commonly found in the plural faucēs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfauθe/ [ˈfau̯.θe] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈfause/ [ˈfau̯.se] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -auθe (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -ause (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: fau‧ce

Noun

fauce f (plural fauces)

1. (usually in the plural) jaw (of animal)
2. mouth (of volcano)

Derived terms

• istmo de las fauces