espiráculo
Spanish, noun/espiˈɾakulo/
espiráculo is spelled E-S-P-I-R-Á-C-U-L-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written Spanish, the 210,939th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Espiráculo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “blowhole, airhole, spiracle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Orificio parar respirar, apertura con la que un espacio encerrado tiene comunicación con el aire exterior”.
What does espiráculo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineblowhole, airhole, spiracle
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Orificio parar respirar, apertura con la que un espacio encerrado tiene comunicación con el aire exterior. 2. Orificio por el que fluye aire o agua y que muchos animales marinos utilizan en la respiración.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of espiráculo
- espiráculos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce espiráculo?
- /espiˈɾakulo/
- [es.piˈɾa.ku.lo]
- [espiˈɾakulo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to espiráculo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is espiráculo in Spanish?
espiráculo appears about once in every 35 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).