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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin faucēs (“mouth; opening”). Doublet of foce.
Pronunciation
Noun
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
- fàuci in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Noun
faucī
- dative singular of faux
Sicilian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfaw.ʃi/,
- Hyphenation: fàu‧ci
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin falx, falcem. Compare Italian falce and French faux.
Noun
fauci f (plural fauci)
- (agriculture) sickle, scythe
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Etymology 2
Akin to Italian fauci. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
fauci f (plural only)
- (anatomy) jaws (of an animal), mouth (of a human)
- (figuratively) opening, entrance (of a cave, volcano, etc.)
References
- Traina, Antonino (1868) “fauci”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 1577
- Pasqualino (c. 1790) “fauci”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 2, page 113