spiracolo
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin spīrāculum (“air hole”), derived from spīrō (“to breathe”). Doublet of spiraglio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spiˈra.ko.lo/
- Rhymes: -akolo
- Hyphenation: spi‧rà‧co‧lo
Noun
spiracolo m (plural spiracoli)
- (obsolete, literary) chink, fissure
- Synonym: spiraglio
- (zoology) spiracle (of cartilaginous fish)
- (zoology) blowhole, spiracle (of a cetacean)
- Synonym: sfiatatoio
Related terms
- spirare
- spirito