pissoir

See also: Pissoir

English

Modern pissoir in Amsterdam.

Etymology

First attested in 1919. From French pissoir.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /piːˈswɑː/, /ˈpɪswɑː/

Noun

pissoir (plural pissoirs)

  1. A public urinal typically found in European, especially French, streets.
    To tackle the problem of street urination, Parisian authorities introduced the pissoir

References

  • 2005, Ed. Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson, The Oxford Dictionary of English (2nd edition revised), Oxford University Press, →ISBN
  • 1999, Ed. Jennifer Speake, The Oxford Essential Dictionary of Foreign Terms in English, Oxford University Press, →ISBN
  • “Pissoir”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary‎, Merriam-Webster Incorporated, (Please provide a date or year)

French

Etymology

pisser + -oir

Noun

pissoir m (plural pissoirs)

  1. (slang) bog, john

Synonyms

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