Snout
/snaʊt/noun
The projecting nose and mouth of an animal, especially a pig; by extension, a person's nose or face.
Did you know?Snout belongs to a Germanic word-family connected to the idea of something that sticks out or juts forward, which is why its history feels so physical and blunt.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*snūtaz
“snout, muzzle”
Old English
OE
snūte
“snout, muzzle, nose”
Middle English
ME
snoute
“snout, muzzle”
Modern English
English
snout
“the projecting nose and mouth of an animal”