jakes

(Anglais)

Noun

A place to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.

Verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of jake

jake

• Adj
• Noun
• Verb

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Prononcé comme (IPA)

/d͡ʒeɪks/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English Jake (variant of “Jack”) or Jakke (variant of “Jacques” and “Jack”). Use as a place to urinate and defecate first attested in the form jacques. Compare terms such as US slang Cousin John and Quincy, used as euphemistic personifications the speaker was "visiting".

Concepts

écurie

étable

latrine à fosse simple

Synonymes

privy

outhouse

earth-closet

toilet

🚽

convenience

toilet facility

lavatory

loo

Traductions

المرحاض

comuna

🚽

vàter

urinari

wychodek

wygódka

sławojka