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cloaca.

sewer, underground drain; maw of voracious person; privy (medieval);

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[kɫoˈaː.ka]Classical-Latin[kloˈaː.ka][kɫoˈaː.kaː]Classical-Latin[kloˈaː.ka]
  1. An underground drain, sewer.

    declension-1
  2. An underground drain, sewer. Of the mouth and intestines of a voracious person.

    declension-1 · humorous
  3. cloaca (anatomical feature serving as the common outlet for the urogenital ducts and rectum)

    New-Latin · declension-1
Where this word comes from

Related to cluō (“cleanse”), but the derivation is uncertain. See De Vaan (2008) for discussion.

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