Cesspool

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsÉ›sËŒpuːl/

Alternative forms

• cess pool

Origin

By folk etymology (influence from pool) from earlier cesperalle, alteration of Middle English suspiral, from Middle French souspirail ("air hole"), from soupirer, souspirer ("to sigh, breathe"), from Latin suspirare.

Full definition of cesspool

Noun

1. An underground pit where sewage is held.
2. (by extension) A filthy place.

Synonyms

• septic tank
• cesspit