cloacal

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UK/kləʊˈeɪkəl/US/kloʊˈeɪkəl/

adjective

Of or pertaining to the cloaca.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English cloaca →
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Meanings

adjectivecloacal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the cloaca.

    And it is our cloacal obsession which produces the hysterical hygiene ads […]

    1951, Marshal McLuhan, Mechanical Bride, page 62

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cloacaline

Origin

  1. Englishcloaca
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishcloacal

From cloaca + -al.

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Translations

Finnish kloaakki-, viemärisuoli-
  • kloaakki-of or pertaining to the cloaca
  • viemärisuoli-of or pertaining to the cloaca
Italian cloacale
  • cloacaleof or pertaining to the cloaca
Spanish cloacal
  • cloacalof or pertaining to the cloaca

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Allocca
Cite this entry
APA

cloacal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloacal

MLA

“cloacal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloacal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cloacal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloacal.

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