cuspidor

(kŭs'pĭ-dôr', -dōr')
n.
A spittoon.

[Portuguese, from cuspir, to spit, from Latin cōnspuere, to spit upon : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + spuere, to spit.]

n

A fixture provided on some dental operating units into which patients can expectorate. In current practice, most operating fields are kept clear of saliva by highvolume suction saliva ejectors.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place)
  Synonym: spittoon

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - spytbakke

Nederlands (Dutch)
spuwbak(je)

Français (French)
n. - crachoir

Deutsch (German)
n. - Spucknapf

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ΗΠΑ) πτυελοδοχείο

Italiano (Italian)
sputacchiera

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cuspideira (f)

Русский (Russian)
плевательница

Español (Spanish)
n. - escupidera

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - spottkopp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
痰盂

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 痰盂

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 타구

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - たんつぼ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مبصقه, حاويه البصاق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מרקקה, רקקית‬

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