cloaque
French edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin cloaca.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cloaque m (plural cloaques)
- cesspool, cesspit
- (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 edit
- “cloaque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.