English Explanatory Dictionary

schnozz

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Nose.

Pronunciation

/ʃnɒz/ /ʃnɑz/ En-au-schnozz.ogg

Word forms

schnozz schnozzes schnoz shnoz shnozz

Etymology

Likely from Yiddish שנויץ (shnoyts), cognate to German Schnauze (“snout”) and English snout. Compare schnozzle. A less common theory suggests a variant of nose influenced by schm-, or by general association with Yiddish words. Attested since at least 1940.

Synonyms

nose beak beezer boko conk honker hooter neb pecker proboscis schnozz schnozzle schnozzola schnoz smeller sneck sniffer snitch snoot snotbox snout trunk
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