pissoir

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 References 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Synonyms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /piːˈswɑː/, /ˈpɪswɑː/

[edit] Etymology

First attested in 1919. From French pissoir.

[edit] 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

[edit] References

• 2005, Ed. Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson, The Oxford Dictionary of English (2nd edition revised), Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198610572
• 1999, Ed. Jennifer Speake, The Oxford Essential Dictionary of Foreign Terms in English, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0425169952
• "Pissoir." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Merriam-Webster Incorporated.

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

pisser + -oir

[edit] Noun

pissoir m. (plural pissoirs)

1. (slang) bog, john

[edit] Synonyms

• pissotière
• urinoir