fauce

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin faucem. Doublet of foce, which was inherited.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfaw.t͡ʃe/
  • Rhymes: -awtʃe
  • Hyphenation: fàu‧ce

Noun

fauce f (plural fauci)

  1. Alternative form of fauci pl (“throat; mouth; opening”)
  2. (botany) fauces (throat of a calyx, etc.)

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

Latin

Noun

fauce

  1. ablative singular of faux

Middle French

Alternative forms

Adjective

fauce

  1. feminine singular of faux

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fauce (“(in the) throat”), ablative of faux, much more commonly found in the plural faucēs.

Noun

fauce f (plural fauces)

  1. (usually in the plural) jaw (of animal)
  2. mouth (of volcano)

Derived terms
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