schnozzle
Meaning
The human nose, especially one that is large.
Translations
pif
nàpia
Riecher
μυτόγκα
nasone
bocal
hocicoEtymology
In summary
Probably from Yiddish שנויץ (shnoyts, “snout”), cognate to German Schnauze (“snout, muzzle”) and English snout. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests the word may be pseudo-Yiddish coined in English. Attested since 1930.
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