Main Entry:

snout

Pronunciation:

\ˈsnau̇t\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English snute; akin to Middle Dutch snūt snout, German Schnauze

Date:

13th century

1 a (1): a long projecting nose (as of a swine) (2): an anterior prolongation of the head of various animals (as a weevil) : rostrum b: the human nose especially when large or grotesque2: something resembling an animal's snout in position, function, or shape: as a: prow b: nozzle c: the terminal face of a glacier

— snout·ed \ˈsnau̇-təd\ adjective

— snout·ish \-tish\ adjective

— snouty \-tē\ adjective