hooknose

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hooknose

/ˈhʊkˌnoʊz/ US

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From hook + nose.

noun hooknoses

An aquiline nose.
Someone with such a nose; stereotypically a Jew. See Jewish nose.
A fish, the armed bullhead (Agonus cataphractus).

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@misc{hooknose_2026,
  title = {hooknose},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hooknose},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}