Standard Lemma guide

peephole

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈpiːphəʊl/
  • US: /ˈpiːphoʊl/
  • US: [ˈphiːphoʊɫ]
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A small hole, opening, or piece of glass, especially in a door, through which one can look without being seen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spyhole, eyehole

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hole

Narrower terms: judas

History

Etymology

From peep + hole.

Across languages

Translations

57 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: loergat — hole
  • Arabic: مَنْوَر (manwar) — hole
  • Arabic: كُوَّة (kuwwa) — hole
  • Arabic: وَصْوَص (waṣwaṣ) — hole
  • Arabic: ثَقْبُ ٱلْبَاب (ṯaqbu l-bāb) — hole
  • Arabic: عَيْن سِحْرِيَّة (ʕayn siḥriyya) — hole
  • Azerbaijani: gözcük — hole
  • Belarusian: во́чка (vóčka) — hole
  • Bulgarian: шпионка (špionka) — hole
  • Catalan: espiera — hole
  • Catalan: espiell — hole
  • Chinese Mandarin: 窺視孔 /窥视孔 (kuīshì kǒng) — hole
  • Chinese Mandarin: 門鏡 /门镜 (ménjìng) — hole
  • Chinese Mandarin: 貓眼 /猫眼 (māoyǎn) — hole
  • Chinese Mandarin: 窺視鏡 /窥视镜 (kuīshìjìng) — hole
  • Czech: kukátko — hole
  • Czech: špehýrka — hole
  • Dutch: kijkgat — hole
  • Dutch: deurspion — hole
  • Dutch: spion — hole
  • Dutch: judasoog — hole
  • Finnish: ovisilmä — hole
  • Finnish: kurkistusreikä — hole
  • Finnish: kurkistusaukko — hole
  • Finnish: kurkistusluukku — hole
  • French: judas — hole
  • German: Spion — hole
  • German: Türspion — hole
  • Hungarian: kémlelőnyílás — hole
  • Hungarian: kukucskáló — hole
  • Italian: spioncino — hole
  • Japanese: 覗き穴 (nozoki-ana) — hole
  • Macedonian: шпионка (špionka) — hole
  • Norman: ouïe d'l'us — hole
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tittehull — hole
  • Persian: چشمی (češmi) — hole
  • Polish: wizjer — hole
  • Polish: judasz — hole
  • Portuguese: olho mágico — hole
  • Portuguese: óculo — hole
  • Romanian: vizor — hole
  • Russian: глазо́к (glazók) — hole
  • Russian: смотрово́е отве́рстие (smotrovóje otvérstije) — hole
  • Russian: смотрова́я щель (smotrovája ščelʹ) — hole
  • Serbo-Croatian: зурка — hole
  • Serbo-Croatian: шпијунка — hole
  • Serbo-Croatian: zurka — hole
  • Serbo-Croatian: špijunka — hole
  • Slovak: priezor — hole
  • Spanish: mirilla — hole
  • Spanish: ojo mágico — hole
  • Swedish: kikhål — hole
  • Thai: ตาแมว (dtaa-mɛɛo) — hole
  • Turkish: gözetleme deliği — hole
  • Turkish: kapı dürbünü — hole
  • Ukrainian: ві́чко (víčko) — hole
  • Volapük: logedahog — hole