urinal en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈjʉːəɹɪnəl/ (Australia)
- yo͞o-rīʹnəl (Received-Pronunciation)
- yo͝orʹĭn-əl (US)
- /ˈjɝɪnəl/ (US)
- /jʊəˈraɪnəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- yo͝orʹĭn-əl (South-Asia)
- /ˈju.rɪ.nəl/ (South-Asia)
- (Southern-England) audio
- yo͝orʹĭn-əl (Australia)
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈjʊɹɪnəl/ (US)
- yûrʹĭn-əl (US)
Etymology
From Middle English urinal, urynal, orynal, from Old French urinal, orinal (“vessel for urination”), from Latin ūrīnālis (“urinary”). Use for plumbing fixtures attested from 1851.
Meanings
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A device or fixture used for urination, particularly
This was the second time in the last few months that she was asked to install a urinal in a luxury residential project, and she said she knows many other designers and architects who have been specifying home urinals in their projects.
2007 January 25, Suzanne Gannon, “For the High-End Bathroom, Something Unexpected”, in The New York Times:
- (historical) A device or fixture used for urination ▸ A glass vial used for examining or storing urine.
- (obsolete) A device or fixture used for urination ▸ A chamber pot specially designed or considered as a device for urination.
- A device or fixture used for urination ▸ A device for urination worn or used by patients suffering urinary incontinence.
- A device or fixture used for urination ▸ A plumbing fixture intended for standing urination, typically by men and boys.
- (obsolete) Any oblong glass vessel shaped like the old alchemist's urinal.
- (obsolete) A room or structure used for urination: a latrine; an outhouse; a lavatory.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| urinals | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
urinal mint · urinal screen · Eurinal · urinal cake · urinal cookie · urinalist · Urinal of the Planets · urinal puck · bed urinal
Relateds
urinator · urine · urination · urinate
Synonyms
bog · pot · karzy · john · wardrobe · CR · geography · closet of ease · dunny · crapper · shitcan · khazi · shitpot · potty · ladies and gentlemen · siege · shield · closet of decency · kocay · dunny · stool · dike · Jerry · toilet room · purging place · jacques · water closet · shitbucket · latrine · usual offices · throne · crapper trapper · donniker · stool of easement · highway to hell · crapper · toilet · necessary room · khazi · pee pot · loo · lav · brasco · potty · can · chamber · cloaca · john · chemical toilet · tearoom · shitcan · privy · jakes · potty-chair · restroom · head · shitter · throne room · House of Lords · lavabo · piss pot · gazunder · jordan · potty · necessarium · pot · necessary · bathroom · cludgie · porcelain god · pan · lavatory · office · jacks · can · house of office · comfort room · six · toilet · jakes · smallest room · cottage · big white telephone · crapper · honey bucket · thunderbox · guzunder · office of ease · johnny · pooper · pisser · lavvy · teahouse · vault · toilet · urinal · bogger · johnny · small room · lats · po · shitpot · washroom · pisspot · latrine · carsey · chamber pot · lav · latrine · porcelain throne · urination station · Cousin John · commode · mingo · john · withdraught · urinal · necessary stool · can · bog · neddy · porcelain goddess · netty · jacks · commode · amenities · thunder mug · slop bucket · WC · closet · Quincy · stool · toot · honeypot · jerry · throne · necessary place · shitter · facilities · place · privy
Translations (74)
es mingitorio (fixture for standing urination) · ro pisoar (fixture for standing urination) · de Ente (a vessel specially used for urination — see also chamber pot) · cs bažant (a vessel specially used for urination — see also chamber pot) · ar مِبْوَلَة (fixture for standing urination) · is þvagskál (fixture for standing urination) · es meadero (fixture for standing urination) · de Pissoir (fixture for standing urination) · es urinario (fixture for standing urination) · cmn 小便器 (fixture for standing urination) · ga fualán (a vessel specially used for urination — see also chamber pot) · nl urinaal (a vessel specially used for urination — see also chamber pot) · sv pissoar (a vessel specially used for urination — see also chamber pot) · ga úirinéal (fixture for standing urination) · fi urinaali (fixture for standing urination) · cmn 小便池 (a vessel specially used for urination — see also chamber pot) · tl ihian (fixture for standing urination) · it pappagallo (a vessel specially used for urination — see also chamber pot) · nl pisbak (fixture for standing urination) · da urinale (fixture for standing urination) · sv urinoar (fixture for standing urination) · fi potta (a vessel specially used for urination — see also chamber pot) · cmn 便池 (fixture for standing urination) · el ουρητήριο (fixture for standing urination) · nn urinal (fixture for standing urination) · scn rinali (fixture for standing urination) · it orinatoio (fixture for standing urination) · cmn 便器 (fixture for standing urination) · nb pissoar (fixture for standing urination) · sv urinoar (a vessel specially used for urination — see also chamber pot) · fr pistolet (a vessel specially used for urination — see also chamber pot) · nl urinoir (fixture for standing urination) · ja 便器 (fixture for standing urination) · fr urinoir (fixture for standing urination) · is pissuskál (fixture for standing urination) · da urinal (fixture for standing urination) · cs pisoár (fixture for standing urination) · de Urinal (fixture for standing urination) · pl nocnik (a vessel specially used for urination — see also chamber pot) · ko 소변기 (fixture for standing urination) · ca urinari (fixture for standing urination) · sh curenje (a vessel specially used for urination — see also chamber pot) · uk пісуа́р (fixture for standing urination) · lb Pissoir (fixture for standing urination) · nb urinal (fixture for standing urination) · ga fualán (fixture for standing urination) · mk писоа́р (fixture for standing urination) · mi mīanga (fixture for standing urination) · es orinal (a vessel specially used for urination — see also chamber pot) · ca orinal (a vessel specially used for urination — see also chamber pot) · bg подлога (a vessel specially used for urination — see also chamber pot) · es chata (a vessel specially used for urination — see also chamber pot) · ga briollán (a vessel specially used for urination — see also chamber pot) · pt urinol (fixture for standing urination) · pt mictório (a vessel specially used for urination — see also chamber pot) · fr urinal (a vessel specially used for urination — see also chamber pot) · cmn 尿兜 (fixture for standing urination) · pt mictório (fixture for standing urination) · cy troethfa (fixture for standing urination) · fi pisoaari (fixture for standing urination) · bg писоар (fixture for standing urination) · ko 변기 (fixture for standing urination) · lt pisuaras (fixture for standing urination) · ru писсуа́р (fixture for standing urination) · de Pinkelbecken (fixture for standing urination) · id urinoar (fixture for standing urination) · nn pissoar (fixture for standing urination) · tr pisuvar (fixture for standing urination) · hu piszoár (fixture for standing urination) · scn urinali (a vessel specially used for urination — see also chamber pot) · pl pisuar (fixture for standing urination) · scn urinali (fixture for standing urination) · sh ćurak (a vessel specially used for urination — see also chamber pot) · sv pissoar (fixture for standing urination)