foz

See also: főz and Foz

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin falx, falcem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfoθ/, [ˈfoθ]

Noun

foz f (plural foces)

1. sickle

Galician

Foz (Minho river)

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese foz (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), 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

• Fazouro
• Foz

References

• “foz” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “foz” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “foz” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ(j)s/ [ˈfɔ(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ(j)s/ [ˈfɔ(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ(j)ʃ/ [ˈfɔ(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔʃ/

• Hyphenation: foz
• Homophone: Foz

Noun

foz f (plural fozes)

1. mouth of a river

Further reading

• “foz” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “foz” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “foz” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
• “foz” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “foz” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.