fociño

Galician

Morros or fociños ("snouts")

Alternative forms

fucín (northeastern Galician)

Etymology

Probably related to Spanish hocico (“snout”), ultimately from Latin fodere (“to dig”).[1] Cognate with Portuguese focinho.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /foˈθiɲo̝/, /fuˈθiɲo̝/, (western) /fuˈsiɲo̝/

Noun

fociño m (plural fociños)

snout
Synonym: morro
(figuratively) nose
(figuratively, derogatory) mouth
Synonym: morro

Derived terms

meter o fociño

Related terms

afociñar
fociñar

References

“fociño” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“fociño” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“fociño” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. hozar.

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