foz

See also: főz and Foz

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin falx, falcem.

Noun

foz f (plural fozes)

1. sickle

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Galician

Foz (Minho river)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese foz, 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

Related terms

• Foz

References

• “foz” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “foz” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “foz” in Santamarina, Antón (dir.), Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja: Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (v 4.0). Santiago: ILG.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese foz, from Vulgar Latin fox, focem, from Latin faux, faucem (“throat, gullet”). Cognate to Spanish hoz, Italian foce.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɔʃ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɔs/
• Homophone: Foz

Noun

foz f (plural fozes)

1. mouth of a river