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