nariz

See also: ñariz

Aragonese

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin nārīcem, ultimately derived from Latin nāris.

Noun

nariz f

1. nose (a protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell)

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “nariz”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Asturian

Alternative forms

• ñariz

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin nārīcem, ultimately derived from Latin nāris.

Noun

nariz f (plural narices)

1. (anatomy) nose (a protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell)

   Synonym: ñarra

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish nariz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈɾis/, [naˈɾis]
• Hyphenation: na‧riz

Noun

nariz

1. (anatomy) nose (a protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell)

Galician

nariz (nose)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese nariz, from Late Latin nārīcem f, ultimately derived from Latin nāris. Compare Portuguese nariz m, Asturian, Aragonese, Ladino, and Spanish nariz f, Italian narice f.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /naˈɾiθ/ [naˈɾiθ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /naˈɾiθ/ [naˈɾiθ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /naˈɾis/ [naˈɾis]

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• Rhymes: -iθ

• Rhymes: -iθ
• Rhymes: -is

• Hyphenation: na‧riz

Noun

nariz m (plural narices)

1. (anatomy) nose (a protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell)

   Synonym: crica

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “nariz”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “nariz”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “nariz”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “nariz”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “nariz”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Further reading

• Nariz on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

Derived from Portuguese nariz.

Noun

nariz

1. nose (a protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell)

Ladino

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish nariz, from Late Latin nārīcem f, ultimately derived from Latin nāris. Compare Galician and Portuguese nariz m, Asturian, Aragonese, and Spanish nariz f, Italian narice f.

Noun

nariz f (Hebrew spelling נאריז)

1. (anatomy) nose (a protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell) [16th c.]

   Hyponym: narizika

   Meronym: narizes

   • 2005, Aki Yerushalayim‎^[1], volumes 26–28, page 64:

     […] kon el ayudo de los organos en la kara del ombre: el ojo — organo de vizion, la oreja para el oido, la nariz para el guezmo i la alguenga para la savor.

     With the help of man’s face’s organs: the eye — organ of seeing, the ear for hearing, the nose for smelling and the tongue for tasting.

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin nārīcem f, ultimately derived from Latin nāris. Compare Old Spanish nariz f.

Noun

nariz m or f

1. nose (a protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell)

Descendants

• Galician: nariz
• Portuguese: nariz
  • Kabuverdianu: nariz
  • Kristang: nares

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “nariz”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “nariz”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Manuel Ferreiro (2014–2025) “nariz”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN

Old Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin nārīcem f, ultimately derived from Latin nāris. Compare Old Galician-Portuguese nariz m or f.

Noun

nariz f

1. nose (a protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell)

Descendants

• Ladino: nariz, נאריז
• Spanish: nariz

References

• Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946) “nariz”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume II, Chapel Hill, page 354

Portuguese

nariz

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese nariz, from Late Latin nārīcem f, ultimately derived from Latin nāris. Compare Galician nariz m, Asturian, Aragonese, Ladino, and Spanish nariz f, Italian narice f.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /naˈɾis/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /naˈɾis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /naˈɾiʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐˈɾiʃ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -is, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃ
• Hyphenation: na‧riz

Noun

nariz m (plural narizes)

1. nose (a protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell)

Derived terms

• assoar o nariz
• cutucar o nariz
• empinar o nariz
• erguer o nariz
• golfinho-nariz-de-garrafa
• meter o nariz onde não é chamado
• narigão
• nariz de palhaço
• nariz empinado
• narizinho
• peguei seu nariz
• quati-de-nariz-branco

Related terms

• anasalizar
• nareba
• narina
• nasal

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: nariz
• Kristang: nares

Further reading

• “nariz”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “nariz”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish nariz, from Late Latin nārīcem f, ultimately derived from Latin nāris. Compare Galician and Portuguese nariz m, Asturian, Aragonese, and Ladino nariz f, Italian narice f.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /naˈɾiθ/ [naˈɾiθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /naˈɾis/ [naˈɾis]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iθ
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: na‧riz

Noun

nariz f (plural narices)

1. nose (a protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell)

   Meronym: narina

2. nose; smell (sense of smell)

   Synonym: olfato

Derived terms

• asomar la nariz
• asomar las narices
• con tres palmos de narices, con tantas narices (“let down, disappointed”)
• darle en la nariz (“to tell, have a suspicion”)
• darse de narices (“to bump into, meet accidentally”)
• de dos pares de narices
• de las narices
• de narices
• de tres pares de narices
• hasta las narices (“fed up”)
• hurgarse la nariz
• meter la nariz; meter las narices en (“to stick one's nose in”)
• nariz aguileña
• no saber dónde tener las narices
• tener agarrado por las narices
• tener largas narices (“to have a keen sense of smell; to be able to predict the future”)
• tocarse las narices
• torcer las narices

Further reading

• “nariz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10