pissoir

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UK/piːˈswɑː/UK/ˈpɪswɑː/

noun

A public urinal typically found in European, especially French, streets.

“To tackle the problem of street urination, Parisian authorities introduced the pissoir”

OriginFrench pissoir →
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Meanings

nounpissoir (plural pissoirs)

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

Origin

  1. Frenchpissoir
  2. Englishpissoir

First attested in 1919. From French pissoir.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pissoir

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Cite this entry
APA

pissoir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pissoir

MLA

“pissoir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pissoir. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pissoir,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pissoir.

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