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foz

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See also: főz and Foz

Asturian

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Alternative forms

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  • fouz (Western Asturias)
  • fou (Miranda)
  • foiz (Quirós, Proaza)
  • ḥoce (Laverde, Peñamellera Baxa, Cabrales, Onís, Llanes (East))
  • ḥoz (Ribesella, Parres (East))

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfoθ/ [ˈfoθ]
  • Rhymes: -oθ
  • Syllabification: foz

Etymology 1

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From Latin falcem.

Noun

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foz f (plural foces)

  1. sickle
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Latin fōcem.

Noun

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foz f (plural foces)

  1. deep gorge between two mountains

Galician

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Foz (Minho river)

Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese foz (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin fōcem, early monophthongized variant of faucem.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈfɔθ/ [ˈfɔθ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /ˈfɔs/ [ˈfɔs]

 

  • Hyphenation: foz

Noun

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foz f (plural foces)

  1. mouth of a river
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References

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Portuguese

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt

Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese foz, from Latin fōcem, early monophthongized variant of faucem. Compare Spanish hoz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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foz f (plural fozes)

  1. mouth of a river

Further reading

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