See also: főz and Foz

Asturian

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Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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From Latin falcem.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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foz f (plural foces)

  1. sickle
  2. deep gorge between two mountains

Derived terms

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Galician

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Foz (Minho river)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔθ/, (western) /ˈfɔs/

Noun

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foz f (plural foces)

  1. mouth of a river
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References

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Portuguese

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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foz f (plural fozes)

  1. mouth of a river

Further reading

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