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 English

Adjective

fauce

1. alternative form of fals

Middle French

Alternative forms

• faulsse
• fausse

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfauθe/ [ˈfau̯.θe] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈfause/ [ˈfau̯.se] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -auθe (Spain)
• Rhymes: -ause (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: fau‧ce

Noun

fauce f (plural fauces)

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

Derived terms

• istmo de las fauces