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pissoir

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English

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Modern pissoir in Amsterdam.

Etymology

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First attested in 1919. From French pissoir.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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  • 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, (Can we date this quote?)

French

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Etymology

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From pisser +‎ -oir.

Noun

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pissoir m (plural pissoirs)

  1. (slang) bog, john(clarification of this definition is needed)
  2. urinal
    Synonyms: pissotière, urinoir

Descendants

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Further reading

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