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pissoir

UK/piːˈswɑː/

pissoir noun: a public urinal typically found in European, especially French, streets.

pissoir: a public urinal typically found in European, especially French, streets
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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

Forms of pissoir

pluralpissoirs

Origin of pissoir

First attested in 1919. From French pissoir.

Words that rhyme with pissoir

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Questions about pissoir

What does pissoir mean?
Pissoir means a public urinal typically found in European, especially French, streets.
What part of speech is pissoir?
Pissoir is a noun.
How do you pronounce pissoir?
Pissoir is pronounced /piːˈswɑː/ (UK).
What is the plural of pissoir?
The plural of pissoir is pissoirs.

Words near pissoir in the dictionary

  1. pisslow
  2. pissmire
  3. pissmires
  4. pissoff
  5. pissoffs
  6. pissoir
  7. pissoirs
  8. pisspants
  9. pissplay
  10. pisspool
  11. pisspools

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