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smokehole

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A hole in the top of a building, especially a basic building or structure such as a tipi or yurt, through which smoke can exit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From smoke + hole.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ahtna: łekʼae — hole through which smoke can exit
  • Ahtna: łikʼae — hole through which smoke can exit
  • Bashkir: төндөк (töndök) — hole through which smoke can exit
  • Irish: poll deataigh — hole through which smoke can exit
  • Irish: poll toite — hole through which smoke can exit
  • Irish: toiteachán — hole through which smoke can exit
  • Latin: fūmāriolum — hole through which smoke can exit
  • Lower Tanana: ɬeyet — hole through which smoke can exit
  • Navajo: chʼíláyiʼ — hole through which smoke can exit
  • Russian: дымово́е отве́рстие (dymovóje otvérstije) — hole through which smoke can exit