fauce
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin faux, fauce. Doublet of the inherited foce.
Noun
fauce f (plural fauci)
- jaw
- mouth (of a volcano etc)
Latin
Noun
fauce
- ablative singular of faux
Middle French
Alternative forms
- faulsse
- fausse
Adjective
fauce
- feminine singular of faux
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin fauces
Noun
fauce f (plural fauces)
- (usually in the plural) jaw (of animal)
- mouth (of volcano)