cesspit

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  1. A cesspool; a pit or covered cistern used to collect sewage and waste water.
  2. (broadly, figuratively) A place or situation characterised by corruption, filth or immoral activities.

Konzepte

Senkgrube

Jauchengrube

Güllegrube

Abwassertank

Übersetzungen

βόθρος

pou negre

réservoir des eaux usées

foso séptico

çöp çukuru

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈsɛspɪt/
Etymologie (Englisch)

Uncertain. The first part, cess-, is undoubtedly the same as for cesspool, whose origin is likewise uncertain. The second part is pit, a hole in the ground.

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