luamaro

Venetian

Alternative forms

• leamaro

Etymology

Borrowed from French lieu amer (literally “bitter place”), a metaphorical slang term which refers to a toilet, introduced into the Venetian language by Napoleon's soldiers.

See leame ("manure", "dung").

Noun

luamaro m (plural luamari)

1. cesspool, pigsty, pigpen (a messy, untidy and dirty place)
2. dungheap