faŭko

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin fauces.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈfaw.ko/

Noun

faŭko (accusative singular faŭkon, plural faŭkoj, accusative plural faŭkojn)

  1. open mouth cavity of an animal, open jaws
  2. large (especially, dark and scary) aperture, mouth of a tunnel, canyon, mine, sewer, abyss, etc.
  • alfaŭki (“to yell at”)
  • faŭki (“to have a wide open mouth (literal or figurative), yawn, gape”)
  • leonfaŭko, lupfaŭko (“snapdragon”)
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