English–Spanish
“snout” in Spanish
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/oˈθiko/
Example
El gato metió el hocico en la caja.
The cat stuck its snout into the box.
How to say “snout” in Spanish
“Snout” in Spanish is hocico.
Protruding animal nose used for sniffing and probing.
Example sentences with hocico
El perro olfateó el hueso con su hocico.
The dog sniffed the bone with its snout.
Tips for using hocico
- Refers to an animal's nose in neutral use; applied to a person it often sounds teasing or insulting, and colloquial phrases like meter el hocico mean to stick one's nose into something.