spigot
noun /ˈspɪɡət/
/ˈspɪɡət/
- (specialist) a device in a tap that controls the flow of liquid from a container
- (US English) any tap, especially one outdoors
Word OriginMiddle English: perhaps an alteration of Provençal espigou(n), from Latin spiculum, diminutive of spicum, variant of spica ‘spike, ear of corn’; related to spina ‘spine’.