Foz

See also: foz, and főz

Galician

Foz, Lugo, on the mouth of the Masma river, to the left

Etymology

From foz (“rivermouth”), from Latin faux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɔθ]

Proper noun

Foz f

1. A municipality and town in Lugo, Galicia
2. A village in Santa Cruz de Ribadulla parish, Vedra, A Coruña, Galicia
3. A village in Grou parish, Lobios, Ourense, Galicia
4. A village in Ribeira parish, Crecente, Pontevedra, Galicia
5. A village in Ramallosa parish, Nigrán, Pontevedra, Galicia

Related terms

• Fazouro
• Fouz

See also

• Foz on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “Foz”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “Foz” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.

Portuguese

Proper noun

Foz f

1. Clipping of Foz do Iguaçu.
2. Clipping of Foz do Douro.