spiracolo

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin spīrāculum (“air hole”), derived from spīrō (“to breathe”). Doublet of spiraglio.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /spiˈra.ko.lo/
  • Rhymes: -akolo
  • Hyphenation: spi‧rà‧co‧lo

Noun[edit]

spiracolo m (plural spiracoli)

  1. (obsolete, literary) chink, fissure
    Synonym: spiraglio
  2. (zoology) spiracle (of cartilaginous fish)
  3. (zoology) blowhole, spiracle (of a cetacean)
    Synonym: sfiatatoio

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