English Explanatory Dictionary

hooknose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An aquiline nose.
  2. Someone with such a nose; stereotypically a Jew. See Jewish nose.
  3. A fish, the armed bullhead (Agonus cataphractus).

Pronunciation

/ˈhʊkˌnoʊz/

Word forms

hooknose hooknoses

Etymology

From hook + nose.

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