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latrina

Meaning

  1. (declension-1) bath
  2. (declension-1) lavatory, water closet, toilet, privy

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ɫaːˈtriː.na]
Etymology

Monophthongization of lavātrīna (“place to bathe”), compare contracted forms from the same root lautus and lōtus. From lavō (“wash, bathe”) and the suffix -trīna (alternative form of -īna, forming nouns describing places). Compare tōnstrīna (“barbershop”).

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