orifice

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French, from Old French, from Late Latin ōrificium (“an opening, literally the making of a mouth”), compound of ōs (“mouth”) + faciō (“to make”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒɹɪfɪs/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹəfɪs/ === Noun === orifice (plural orifices) A mouth or aperture, such as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening. One of the natural external openings of the human or animal body. (slang, derogatory) A stupid or objectionable person. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== (stupid or objectionable person): Tony Thorne (2014), “orifice”, in Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, 4th edition, London; […]: Bloomsbury == French == === Etymology === From Late Latin ōrificium. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ.ʁi.fis/ Rhymes: -is === Noun === orifice m (plural orifices) orifice === Further reading === “orifice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012