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Pronunciation / Transliteration: máo cè
"营地里建了一个简易的茅厕。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A toilet or outhouse, especially a communal one in a camp or barracks.
"The soldiers were ordered to dig a new trench latrine at the edge of the campsite." - 2
A primitive or makeshift sanitation facility.
"During the trek, they had to rely on a simple pit latrine."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin lavatrina, meaning 'bath' or 'washplace', stemming from lavare ('to wash'). Over centuries in Middle French and English, the meaning shifted from a washing place to a communal or camp toilet facility.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Latrine"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Latrine" is said worldwide
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latrines
Transliteration: la-trin
"Les soldats ont construit des latrines temporaires."
Latrine
Transliteration: la-tri-nə
"Die Soldaten mussten eine neue Latrine graben."
latrina
Transliteration: la-tri-na
"Il campo era dotato di una semplice latrina."
letrina
Transliteration: le-tri-na
"Construyeron una letrina al fondo del campamento."
latrina
Transliteration: la-tri-na
"Eles cavaram uma latrina provisória."
शौचालय
Transliteration: shauchalay
"छावनी के पास एक शौचालय बनाया गया था।"
茅厕
Transliteration: máo cè
"营地里建了一个简易的茅厕。"
재래식 화장실
Transliteration: jaeraesik hwajangsil
"야영지 근처에 임시 화장실이 설치되었습니다."
便所
Transliteration: benjo
"キャンプ場には仮設の便所が設置された。"
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