loo

loo ¹  (l)

n. pl. loos

A card game in which each player contributes stakes to a pool.

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[Short for obsolete lanterloo, from French lanturlu, a meaningless refrain, loo.]

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loo ²  (l)

n. pl. loos Chiefly British

A toilet.

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[Origin unknown.]

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loo¹

n pl loos

Brit an informal word for lavatory [1]

[perhaps from French lieux d'aisance water closet]

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loo²

n pl loos

1. (Group Games / Card Games) a gambling card game

2. (Group Games / Card Games) a stake used in this game

[shortened form of lanterloo, via Dutch from French lanterelu, originally a meaningless word from the refrain of a popular song]

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loo³

vb

a variant spelling of lou

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

loo - a toilet in Britain                   W.C., water closet, closet john, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet, bathroom, can - a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

Translations

loo [luː] N (= toilet) → retrete m, wáter m (Sp), baño m (LAm)

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loo [ˈluː] n (British) → w.-c mpl, petit coin
Where's the loo?
BUT Où sont les toilettes?.

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loo

n (Brit inf) → Klo nt (inf); to go to the loo → aufs Klo gehen (inf); in the loo → auf dem Klo (inf)

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loo [luː] n (Brit) (fam) (toilet) → gabinetto, cesso

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loo [luː] n (Brit) (fam) (toilet) → gabinetto, cesso

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loo → مِرْحَاض záchod wc Klo αποχωρητήριο inodoro, váter vessa WC toalet gabinetto トイレ 화장실 wc do toaleta casa de banho, toalete уборная toa ห้องน้ำ tuvalet nhà vệ sinh 厕所