focinho

Portuguese

focinho

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin faucinus, from Latin faucēs (“throat, gullet”).

Cognate with Galician fociño.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /foˈsĩ.ɲu/ [foˈsĩ.j̃u], /fuˈsĩ.ɲu/ [fuˈsĩ.j̃u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /foˈsi.ɲo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuˈsi.ɲu/

Rhymes: -iɲu
Hyphenation: fo‧ci‧nho

Noun

focinho m (plural focinhos)

snout (long, projecting nose, mouth, and jaw of a beast)
(derogatory) nose

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