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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescondotto uditivo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /konˈdɔt.to u.diˈti.vo/
"Ha sentito un fastidio nel condotto uditivo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The external opening of the ear or the external acoustic meatus.
"He plugged his finger into his earhole to block out the loud construction noise." - 2
An informal or slang term for the ear itself.
"Keep your earholes open and listen carefully to the instructions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound formed from the Old English nouns 'ēare' (meaning ear, derived from Proto-Germanic *au-n-) and 'hol' (meaning hole or hollow, derived from Proto-Germanic *hula-). It has been used informally in English since the late Middle English period to describe the external opening of the ear canal.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Earhole" is said worldwide
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conduit auditif
Transliteration: /kɔ̃.dɥit o.di.tif/
"Il a mis un bouchon dans son conduit auditif."
Gehörgang
Transliteration: /ɡəˈhøːɐ̯ˌɡaŋ/
"Wasser drang in seinen Gehörgang ein."
condotto uditivo
Transliteration: /konˈdɔt.to u.diˈti.vo/
"Ha sentito un fastidio nel condotto uditivo."
conducto auditivo
Transliteration: /konˈduk.to au.diˈti.βo/
"El médico examinó su conducto auditivo."
canal auditivo
Transliteration: /kaˈnaw aw.diˈtʃi.vu/
"Ela sentiu dor no canal auditivo."
कान का छेद
Transliteration: kaan ka chhed
"उसके कान के छेद में कुछ चला गया था।"
耳孔
Transliteration: ěrkǒng
"他用手指堵住了耳孔。"
귓구멍
Transliteration: gwisggum-eong
"그는 귓구멍을 손가락으로 막았다."
耳の穴
Transliteration: mimi no ana
"大きな音がして耳の穴が痛んだ。"
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