spiracolo

== Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin spīrāculum (“air hole”), derived from spīrō (“to breathe”). Doublet of spiraglio. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /spiˈra.ko.lo/ Rhymes: -akolo Hyphenation: spi‧rà‧co‧lo === Noun === spiracolo m (plural spiracoli) (obsolete, literary) chink, fissure Synonym: spiraglio (zoology) spiracle (of cartilaginous fish) (zoology) blowhole, spiracle (of a cetacean) Synonym: sfiatatoio (zoology) spiracle (of an arthropod) ==== Related terms ==== spirare spirito