Latin definition for: faux, faucis

noun

  • declension: 3rd declension
  • gender: feminine

Definitions:

  1. chasm
  2. narrow pass/shaft/strait
  3. pharynx (usu pl.), gullet/throat/neck/jaws/maw
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Very frequent, in all Elementry Latin books, top 1000+ words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)

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