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fauce

fauce

Italian

Noun

fauce f ‎(plural fauci)

  1. jaw
  2. mouth (of a volcano etc)

Latin

Noun

fauce

  1. ablative singular of faux

Middle French

Alternative forms

Adjective

fauce

  1. feminine singular of faux

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin fauces

Noun

fauce f ‎(plural fauces)

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fauces. Cognate to Italian foce.

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