English → Latin
“pore” in Latin
forāmenan opening or aperture produced by boring; a hole; an opening, hole, cavefistulapipe, tube, especially a water pipe; hollow reed or cane; shepherd's pipe, pipes of Pan
The English word pore itself goes back to Latin porus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
pore s.
foramen: pores, foramina invisibilia corporis (Cels., of the human body): fistulae (of a sponge, cheese, etc.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for pore?
- The usual Latin words for “pore” are forāmen, fistula. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.