hoz
Spanish, noun/ˈoθ/
hoz is spelled H-O-Z (3 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 23,327th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hoz is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “sickle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Herramienta para segar trigo y otros cereales. Está formada por un mango corto que se ase con una sola mano y…”.
What does hoz mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesickle
noun
- 1
femininegorge
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Herramienta para segar trigo y otros cereales. Está formada por un mango corto que se ase con una sola mano y una hoja metálica curva con filo y dientes pequeños por el lado interior. La forma de la hoja permite que se de un corte se pueda cosechar un manojo de cañas y espigas.
noun: 1. Valle estrecho formado por el lecho de un río que corre entre montañas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hoz
- hoces plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hoz?
- /ˈoθ/
- [ˈoθ]
- /ˈos/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hoz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hoz in Spanish?
hoz appears 1.9 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).