spigot

UK: /ˈspɪgət/ US: /ˈspɪgət/ ,(spig′ət)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

spig•ot /ˈspɪgət/   n. [countable]

1. Building a faucet for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

spig•ot  (spig′ət), n. 

1. a small peg or plug for stopping the vent of a cask.
2. Building a peg or plug for stopping the passage of liquid in a faucet or cock.
3. Building a faucet or cock for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like.
4. Building the end of a pipe that enters the enlarged end of another pipe to form a joint.

• Latin spīca ear of grain; see spica) + Old French -ot diminutive suffix
• Old Provencal espig(a) (
• Old French *espigot
• Middle English spigot, perh. 1350–1400

Regional Variation

3. See faucet. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

spigot / ˈspɪɡət/ noun

1. a stopper for the vent hole of a cask
2. a tap, usually of wood, fitted to a cask
3. a US name for tap21
4. a short cylindrical projection on one component designed to fit into a hole on another, esp the male part of a joint (spigot and socket joint) between two pipes

Etymology: 14th Century: probably from Old Provençal espiga a head of grain, from Latin spīca a point