foz

/ˈfɔs/

a noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
fozes

Meaning

  1. river mouth

    • Fica na foz do rio.

      It's at the river's mouth.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: place. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Flussmündung

Flussmündung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "river mouth."

French

embouchure

embouchure is the French word for the same thing — both mean "river mouth."

Practice

1 What does foz mean?

2 Fill the gap: Fica na ___ do rio.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches foz?

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