Snout — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose

informal terms for the nose

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/snˈaʊt/

🇬🇧British English

/snˈaʊt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/snˈaʊt/

1 syllable Say it as /snˈaʊt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

schnoz honker schnozzle beak neb rostrum snoot nozzle hooter

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schnauze

eine lange hervorstehende oder vordere Verlängerung des Kopfes eines Tieres; vor allem die Nase

🇫🇷French

museau

une longue saillie ou un allongement antérieur de la tête d'un animal ; surtout le nez

🇪🇸Spanish

hocico

una larga proyección o alargamiento anterior de la cabeza de un animal; especialmente la nariz

🇮🇹Italian

muso

un lungo prolungamento sporgente o anteriore della testa di un animale; soprattutto il naso

🇳🇱Dutch

snuit

een lange uitstekende of anterieure verlenging van de kop van een dier; vooral de neus

🇵🇹Portuguese

focinho

uma longa projeção ou alongamento anterior da cabeça de um animal; especialmente o nariz

🇷🇺Russian

морда

длинный выступ или удлинение головы животного; особенно нос

India

🇮🇳Hindi

थूथना

किसी जानवर के सिर का लंबा उभरा हुआ या आगे का बढ़ाव; विशेषकर नाक

🇧🇩Bengali

থুতু

একটি প্রাণীর মাথার একটি দীর্ঘ প্রক্ষেপণ বা অগ্রবর্তী প্রসারণ; বিশেষ করে নাক

🇮🇳Tamil

மூக்கு

ஒரு விலங்கின் தலையின் நீண்ட முன்னோக்கி அல்லது முன் நீட்டிப்பு; குறிப்பாக மூக்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

ముక్కుపుడక

జంతువు యొక్క తల యొక్క పొడవైన ప్రొజెక్ట్ లేదా ముందు పొడుగు; ముఖ్యంగా ముక్కు

🇮🇳Marathi

थुंकणे

प्राण्याचे डोके लांबलचक किंवा आधीच्या बाजूने वाढवणे; विशेषतः नाक

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્નોટ

પ્રાણીના માથાની લાંબી પ્રક્ષેપણ અથવા અગ્રવર્તી વિસ્તરણ; ખાસ કરીને નાક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂತಿ

ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳ ತಲೆಯ ಉದ್ದನೆಯ ಪ್ರಕ್ಷೇಪಣ ಅಥವಾ ಮುಂಭಾಗದ ಉದ್ದ; ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಮೂಗು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മൂക്ക്

ഒരു മൃഗത്തിൻ്റെ തലയുടെ നീണ്ട പ്രൊജക്റ്റിംഗ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മുൻഭാഗത്തെ നീളം; പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് മൂക്ക്

🇵🇰Urdu

تھوتھنی

ایک جانور کے سر کی ایک لمبی پیش کش یا اگلی لمبائی؛ خاص طور پر ناک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

鼻子

动物头部的长突出或向前伸长；尤其是鼻子

🇯🇵Japanese

鼻

動物の頭が長く突き出ているか、前方に伸びていること。特に鼻

🇰🇷Korean

주둥이

동물의 머리가 길게 돌출되거나 앞쪽으로 늘어난 것; 특히 코

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mõm

đầu động vật nhô ra hoặc kéo dài về phía trước; đặc biệt là mũi

🇹🇭Thai

จมูก

การยื่นยาวหรือการยืดตัวไปข้างหน้าของหัวสัตว์ โดยเฉพาะจมูก

🇮🇩Indonesian

moncong

kepala hewan yang memanjang atau memanjang ke depan; terutama hidung

🇵🇭Filipino

nguso

isang mahabang projecting o anterior elongation ng ulo ng isang hayop; lalo na ang ilong

🇲🇾Malay

muncung

unjuran panjang atau pemanjangan anterior kepala haiwan; terutamanya hidung

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خطم

بروز طويل أو استطالة أمامية لرأس الحيوان؛ وخاصة الأنف

🇮🇷Persian

پوزه

برآمدگی طولانی یا کشیده شدن قدامی سر حیوان. مخصوصا بینی

🇹🇷Turkish

burun

bir hayvanın kafasının uzun bir çıkıntısı veya öne doğru uzaması; özellikle burun

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוֹטֶם

בולטת ארוכה או התארכות קדמית של ראש בעל חיים; במיוחד האף

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The primary meaning of 'snout' is 'a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose'.

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Using 'snout' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'snout' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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