Cuspidor Definition

kŭspĭ-dôr
noun
A spittoon.
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Noun

Singular:
cuspidor
Plural:
cuspidors

Origin of Cuspidor

  • Portuguese from cuspir to spit from Latin cōnspuere to spit upon com- intensive pref. com– spuere to spit

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Portuguese cuspidor (“spitter”).

    From Wiktionary

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