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fausen

/ˈfɔːzən/

fausen noun: a young eel.

Noun

fausen (plural fausens)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) A young eel.
    • The wave-sprung entrails, about which fausens and other fish
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Forms of fausen

pluralfausens

Origin of fausen

Compare Welsh llysowen (“eel”).

Questions about fausen

What does fausen mean?
Fausen means a young eel.
What part of speech is fausen?
Fausen is a noun.
How do you pronounce fausen?
Fausen is pronounced /ˈfɔːzən/.
What is the plural of fausen?
The plural of fausen is fausens.

Words near fausen in the dictionary

  1. Fauquier County
  2. Faure
  3. Faures
  4. Fauréan
  5. Faus
  6. fausen
  7. fausens
  8. Fauses
  9. Fausett
  10. Fausetts
  11. Fauske

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