orifice
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French, from Old French, from Late Latin orificium (“an opening, literally the making of a mouth”), compound of os (“mouth”) + facio (“to make”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
orifice (plural orifices)
- A mouth or aperture, such as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening.
- the orifice of an artery or vein; the orifice of a wound; the vagina and other orifices
- (slang, derogatory) A stupid or objectionable person.
- 2016, Niels Saunders, Mervyn Vs. Dennis:
- “Peanuts aren't nuts, you orifice. They're legumes.”
Translations[edit]
mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe
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orifice (see anus etc. for specific body cavities) — see hole
References[edit]
- (stupid or objectionable person): Tony Thorne (2014) “orifice”, in Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, 4th edition, London, […]: Bloomsbury
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin orificium.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
orifice m (plural orifices)
- an orifice
Further reading[edit]
- “orifice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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