cloaque

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cloaca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɔ.ak/

Noun

cloaque m (plural cloaques)

1. cesspool, cesspit
2. (anatomy) cloaca (duct in reptiles, amphibians and birds, as well as most fish and some mammals, which serves as the common outlet for urination, defecation, and reproduction)

Further reading

• “cloaque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.