"schnozzle" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-schnozzle.ogg [Australia] Forms: schnozzles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒzəl Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yi|שנויץ||snout}} Yiddish שנויץ (shnoyts, “snout”), {{cog|de|Schnauze|t=snout, muzzle}} German Schnauze (“snout, muzzle”), {{cog|en|snout}} English snout Head templates: {{en-noun}} schnozzle (plural schnozzles)
  1. (slang) The human nose, especially one that is large. Tags: slang Synonyms: beak, conk (alt: British), honker (alt: US), hooter (alt: British), schnoz, schnozz, shnoz, schnozzola, snoot (alt: US), nose Translations (slang: human nose, especially large one): frňák [masculine] (Czech), klyyvari (Finnish), nokka (Finnish), blair [masculine] (French), pif [masculine] (French), tarin [masculine] (French), Rüssel [masculine] (German), Riecher [masculine] (German), Knolle [feminine] (German), Zinken [masculine] (German), μυτόγκα (mytógka) [feminine] (Greek), hefti (Hungarian), ormány (Hungarian), nasone [masculine] (Italian), snyteskaft [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), nesegrev [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), nochal [masculine] (Polish), kinol [masculine] (Polish), narigão [masculine] (Portuguese), шно́бель (šnóbelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), руби́льник (rubílʹnik) (english: knife-switch) [masculine] (Russian), пая́льник (pajálʹnik) (english: soldering-iron) [masculine] (Russian), hocico [masculine] (Spanish), napia (Spanish), tocha (Spanish), kran [common-gender] (Swedish), tryne (Swedish), שנאָבל (shnobl) [masculine] (Yiddish)

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