loo

loo ¹

 (lo͞o)

n. pl. loos

A trick-taking card game in which each player contributes stakes to a pool and attempts to win at least one trick. A player who does not win at least one trick must add to the pool.

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

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loo ²

 (lo͞o)

n. pl. loos Chiefly British

A toilet.

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[Origin unknown.]

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loo

(luː)

n, pl loos

Brit an informal word for lavatory¹

[C20: perhaps from French lieux d'aisance water closet]

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loo

(luː)

n, pl loos

1. (Card Games) a gambling card game

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

[C17: shortened form of lanterloo, via Dutch from French lanterelu, originally a meaningless word from the refrain of a popular song]

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loo

(luː)

vb

a variant spelling of lou

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loo¹

(lu)

n., pl. loos, n.

1. a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.

2. the forfeit or sum paid into the pool.

v.t.

3. to subject to a forfeit at loo.

[1665–75; short for lanterloo < Dutch lanterlu < French lantur(e)lu orig., the refrain of a song]

loo²

(lu)

n., pl. loos. Brit.

toilet (defs. 1, 2).

[1935–40; of uncertain orig.]

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loo

Past participle: looed
Gerund: looing

Imperative

loo

loo

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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

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Translations

مِرْحَاضٌ

záchod

wc

KloAbort

αποχωρητήριο

inodorováter

vessa

cabinetpetit coinWC

toalet

gabinettocesso

トイレ

화장실

wc

do

toaleta

casa de banhotoalete

уборная

stranišče

toa

ห้องน้ำ

tuvalet

nhà vệ sinh

厕所

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?.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

loo

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

loo

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

loo

→ مِرْحَاضٌ 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

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