spiracolo
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin spīrāculum (“air hole”), derived from spīrō (“to breathe”). Doublet of spiraglio.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]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
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- Italian terms borrowed from Latin
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- Italian doublets
- Italian 4-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Italian/akolo
- Rhymes:Italian/akolo/4 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian masculine nouns
- Italian terms with obsolete senses
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