cesspool
English
Alternative forms
- cess pool, sesspool
Etymology
From earlier sesspool. Origin uncertain.
Possibly an alteration of English dialectal suspool, from suss, soss (“puddle; mire”) + pool. Alternatively, from a folk etymology (influence from pool) from earlier cesperalle, alteration of Middle English suspiral, from Middle French souspirail (“air hole”), from soupirer, souspirer (“to sigh, breathe”), from Latin suspirare.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛsˌpuːl/
Noun
cesspool (plural cesspools)
- An underground pit where sewage is held.
- (by extension) A filthy place.
Synonyms
Translations
place for sewage
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filthy place
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