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cus·pi·dor (k

-dôr

, -d

)

A spittoon.

[Portuguese, from cuspir, to spit, from Latin cnspuere, to spit upon : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + spuere, to spit.]

cuspidor [ˈkʌspɪˌdɔː]

another word (esp US) for spittoon

[from Portuguese, from cuspir to spit, from Latin conspuere, from spuere to spit]

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Noun

cuspidor - a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place)

spittoon

receptacle - a container that is used to put or keep things in

Translations

cuspidor [ˈkʌspɪdɔːʳ] N (US) → escupidera f, salivadera f (S. Cone)

cuspidor

n (US) → Spucknapf m

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