fauci
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See also: Fauci
Italian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- fauce sg
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin faucēs (“mouth; opening”). Doublet of foce.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fauci f pl (plural only)
- the upper part of the throat; (anatomy) fauces
- Near-synonym: gola
- mouth (especially of a wild beast)
- Synonym: bocca
- mouth, opening, entrance (of a volcano, etc.)
- (botany) See fauce sg.
References[edit]
- fàuci in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin[edit]
Noun[edit]
faucī
Sicilian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Latin falx, falcem. Compare Italian falce and French faux.
Noun[edit]
fauci f (plural fauci)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Akin to Italian fauci. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
fauci f (plural only)
- (anatomy) jaws (of an animal), mouth (of a human)
- (figuratively) opening, entrance (of a cave, volcano, etc.)
References[edit]
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