latrine
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See also: Latrine
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French latrine (“latrine”), from Latin lātrīna.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]latrine (plural latrines)
- An open trench or pit used for urination and defecation.
- (India, otherwise military) Any facility or device used for urination or defecation, whether toilet, lavatory, or outhouse.
- (obsolete) A chamber pot.
Synonyms
[edit]- (open hole used as a toilet): privy
- (other toilet facilities): See Thesaurus:toilet, Thesaurus:bathroom, and Thesaurus:chamber pot
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
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chamber pot — see chamber pot
References
[edit]- ^ “latrine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams
[edit]- ratline, inter al., art line, -traline, Latiner, entrail, line art, trenail, trainel, larnite, reliant, retinal
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French latrine (“latrine”), from Latin lātrīna (“bath; toilet”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]latrine f (plural latrines, diminutive latrinetje n)
Italian
[edit]Noun
[edit]latrine f
Anagrams
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewh₃-
- English terms derived from French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English 2-syllable words
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- English terms with audio pronunciation
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- English nouns
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- Indian English
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- English terms with obsolete senses
- en:Rooms
- en:Toilet (room)
- Dutch terms derived from French
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- Dutch terms with audio pronunciation
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -s
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- Italian non-lemma forms
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