foz

See also: főz and Foz

Asturian

Alternative forms

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

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Latin falcem.

Noun

foz f (plural foces)

1. sickle

Derived terms

• ser de foz y forcáu
• volver pola foz a casa

Etymology 2

From Latin fōcem.

Noun

foz f (plural foces)

1. deep gorge between two mountains

Galician

Foz (Minho river)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔθ/ [ˈfɔθ]

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

 

• Rhymes: -ɔθ

• Rhymes: -ɔθ
• Rhymes: -ɔs

• Hyphenation: foz

Noun

foz f (plural foces)

1. mouth of a river

Related terms

• Fazouro
• Foz

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “foz”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “foz”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “foz”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Etymology

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

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 (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “foz”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “foz”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “foz”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “foz”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025