foice
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Portuguese fouce, from Latin falx, falcem, from Proto-Indo-European *dhalk-, *dhalg- (“a cutting tool”). Compare Galician fouce, Spanish hoz.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfoj.sɨ/
- Homophone: foi-se
- Hyphenation: foi‧ce
Walloon
Etymology
From Old French force, from Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *fortia, from Latin fortis.
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