foz

See also: főz and Foz

Asturian

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Latin falcem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfoθ/, [ˈfoθ]

Noun

foz f (plural foces)

1. sickle
2. deep gorge between two mountains

Derived terms

• ser de foz y forcáu
• volver pola foz a casa

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)

1. mouth of a river

Related terms

• Fazouro
• Foz

References

• Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “foz”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “foz” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “foz” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ(j)s/ [ˈfɔ(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ(j)s/ [ˈfɔ(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ(j)ʃ/ [ˈfɔ(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔʃ/

• Hyphenation: foz
• Homophone: Foz

Noun

foz f (plural fozes)

1. 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.