fauci

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Italian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin faucēs (“mouth; opening”). Doublet of foce.

Pronunciation

Noun

fauci f pl (plural only)

  1. the upper part of the throat; (anatomy) fauces
    Near-synonym: gola
  2. mouth (especially of a wild beast)
    Synonym: bocca
  3. mouth, opening, entrance (of a volcano, etc.)
  4. (botany) See fauce sg.

References

  • fàuci in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Noun

faucī

  1. 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)

  1. (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)

  1. (anatomy) jaws (of an animal), mouth (of a human)
  2. (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
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