schnoz

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shnoz]
- /ʃnɒz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shnoz]
- /ʃnɒz/

Definitions of schnoz word

noun schnoz a nose, especially one of unusually large size. 1
noun schnoz a person's nose 0

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Origin of schnoz

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

1935-40, Americanism; probably expressive alteration of nose, nozzle; schn- by association with any of several semantically related Yiddish words, e.g. shnabl beak, shnoyts snout, shnuk beak, trunk; for suffix of schnozzola see -ola

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Parts of speech for Schnoz

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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schnoz popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for schnoz

noun schnoz

adenoid — of or resembling a gland
adenoids — Adenoids are soft lumps of flesh at the back and top of a person's throat that sometimes become swollen and have to be removed.
horn — Cape. Cape Horn.
nares — The nostrils.
naris — A nostril.

All 8 Synonyms of schnoz