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 grotesque
2 : 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