piscina

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/pɪˈsiːnə/

noun

A drained basin near a church's altar for the disposal of water from liturgical ablutions.

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washbasin
OriginLatin piscīna →
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Meanings

nounpiscina (plural piscinas or piscinae)

plural piscinas · plural piscinae

  1. A drained basin near a church's altar for the disposal of water from liturgical ablutions.
  2. A basin or tank, especially one for holding fishes or for growing aquatic plants.

Synonyms & antonyms

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washbasin
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fish farmwashbasin

Origin

  1. Latinpiscīna“fishpond; swimming pool”
  2. Englishpiscina

From Latin piscīna (“fishpond; swimming pool”), from piscis (“fish”). Compare Middle English piscyne (“pool, pond”), from the same Latin word. By surface analysis, Latin pisc- + -ina.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with piscina

latinaArgentinaarenaKatrinamarinaninaPasadenareginaAngelinasubpoenaXenaDinaminaballerinagalenacarinapatinacantinaSheenafarinaRinaspirulinaBallymenaverbena
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Anagrams

sinapic
Cite this entry
APA

piscina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piscina

MLA

“piscina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piscina. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piscina,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piscina.

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