foz

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See also: főz and Foz

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin falcem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfoθ/,

Noun

foz f (plural foces)

sickle

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/, (western) /ˈfɔs/

Noun

foz f (plural foces)

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

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

foz

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ(j)s/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ(j)ʃ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔʃ/

Hyphenation: foz
Homophone: Foz

Noun

foz f (plural fozes)

mouth of a river

Further reading

“foz” in iDicionário Aulete.
“foz” in Dicionário inFormal.
“foz” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“foz” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
“foz” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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