orificio

Definitions of orificio
  1. noun
    an opening deliberately made in or through something
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    ventosa
    a hole that allows the passage of air
    sisa, sobaco, sobaquera
    a hole through which you put your arm and where a sleeve can be attached
    boca
    a hole in a barrel or cask; used to fill or empty it
    ojal
    a hole through which buttons are pushed
    bocallave, ojo de la cerradura
    the hole where a key is inserted
    boca de acceso, registro
    a hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structure
    mortaja, muesca
    a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint
    atisbadero, mirilla, trampilla, ventanillo
    a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep
    desagüe
    a hole into which a plug fits (especially a hole where water drains away)
    respiradero
    a hole for the escape of gas or air
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    abertura, claro
    a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
  2. noun
    an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
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    estoma
    a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ)
    espiráculo
    a breathing orifice
    cuello del útero
    necklike opening to the uterus
    portanario, píloro
    a small circular opening between the stomach and the duodenum
    ano, culo, silla
    the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal
    nariz
    any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx
    pico
    horny projecting mouth of a bird
    orificio nasal
    the spiracle of a cetacean located far back on the skull
    estigma
    an external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod
    boca
    the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
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    conducto
    a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
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