"cuspidor" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-us-cuspidor.oga [US] Forms: cuspidors [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Portuguese cuspidorbor. English cuspidor Borrowed from Portuguese cuspidor (“spitter”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|pt:cuspidor<t:spitter>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Portuguese cuspidorbor. English cuspidor [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "spitter", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "cuspidor", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "pt" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "cuspidor", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="cuspidor"> Borrowed from Portuguese cuspidor (“spitter”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} cuspidor (plural cuspidors)
  1. (chiefly US) A spittoon. Tags: US Derived forms: humidor (english: partial)

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