fauci

== Italian == === Alternative forms === fauce sg === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin faucēs (“mouth; opening”). Doublet of foce. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfaw.t͡ʃi/ Rhymes: -awtʃi Hyphenation: fàu‧ci === Noun === fauci f pl (plural only) the upper part of the throat; (anatomy) fauces Near-synonym: gola mouth (especially of a wild beast) Synonym: bocca mouth, opening, entrance (of a volcano, etc.) (botany) See fauce sg. === References === fàuci in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Latin == === Noun === faucī dative singular of faux == Sicilian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfaw.ʃi/, [ˈfaw.ʃɪ] Hyphenation: fàu‧ci === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin falx, falcem. Compare Italian falce and French faux. ==== Noun ==== fauci f (plural fauci) (agriculture) sickle, scythe ===== Derived terms ===== ===== See also ===== === Etymology 2 === Akin to Italian fauci. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== fauci f (plural only) (anatomy) jaws (of an animal), mouth (of a human) (figuratively) opening, entrance (of a cave, volcano, etc.) === References === Traina, Antonino (1868), “fauci”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 1577 Pasqualino (c. 1790), “fauci”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 2, page 113