spiracle

English

Eye and spiracle

Etymology

From Latin spiraculum, from spirare (“to breathe”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspɪɹəkəl/

Noun

spiracle (plural spiracles)

A pore or opening used (especially by arthropods and some fish) for respiration.
The blowhole of a whale, dolphin or other similar species.
Any small aperture or vent for air or other fluid.

Translations

opening used for breathing

Bulgarian: дихателен отвор m (dihatelen otvor)
Catalan: espiracle m
Finnish: hengitysaukko
French: spiracle (fr) m
German: Atemloch n, Spritzloch n, Saugloch n
Hungarian: légzőnyilás
Icelandic: andop n, loftæðaop n
Italian: spiracolo m
Polish: przetchlinka (pl) f, tryskawka (pl) f
Portuguese: espiráculo m
Russian: брызгальце n (bryzgalʹce)
Spanish: espiráculo (es) m
Vietnamese: lỗ thở
Volapük: hogil (vo)

blowhole

Catalan: espiracle m
Finnish: ilmareikä
German: Atemloch n
Greek: φυσητήρας (el) m (fysitíras)
Ancient: φυσητήρ m (phusētḗr)
Icelandic: blásturshola f, blástursop n
Maori: tāpihapiha, pihapiha
Russian: ды́хало (ru) n (dýxalo)

small aperture or vent

Bulgarian: отдушник (bg) m (otdušnik)
Esperanto: kelluko
Finnish: ilmareikä
French: soupirail (fr) m
German: Kellerfenster (de) n
Greek: φυσητήρας (el) m (fysitíras)
Ancient: φυσητήρ m (phusētḗr)
Italian: spiraglio (it) m
Ottoman Turkish: منفس (menfes)

Anagrams

calipers, earclips, replicas

French

Noun

spiracle m (plural spiracles)

spiracle

Further reading

“spiracle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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