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nos.

a nose of an animal (compare näsa)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. a nose of an animal (compare näsa)

    common-gender
    Hundar har en mycket känslig nos

  2. the (area around the) nose and mouth of a human

    colloquial · common-gender · humorous

  3. something that resembles a nose

    common-gender
    noshjul
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse nǫs, from Proto-Germanic *nasō, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s. Doublet of näsa.

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