spittoon

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /spɪˈtuːn/

Noun

spittoon (plural spittoons)

1. A receptacle for spit.

Synonyms

• (receptacle) cuspidor, spitbox, goboon/gaboon, spit bucket

Related terms

• spitter

Translations

• French: crachoir
• German: Spucknapf
• Italian: sputacchiera
• Portuguese: cuspidor, cuspideira, escarradeira
• Russian: плева́тельница
• Spanish: escupidera

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