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A hot and dry, usually dust-laden, wind that blows over the plains of northern India during summer afternoons.

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noun
noun, Brit

A lavatory. (1940 —) .
P. Wildeblood The loo's on the landing, if you want to spend a penny (1957).

[Origin uncertain; perh. from Waterloo.]

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• Plumbing, Heating, and the Bathroom - loo: Brit. informal. bathroom
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - wc

2.
n. - kortspil

Nederlands (Dutch)
plee, lanterlui (kaartspel)

Français (French)
1.
n. - (aux) gages (jeux de société), gage, pénitence

2.
n. - (GB) toilettes (arg)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Klo

2.
n. - Lu(spiel) (ein Kartenspiel)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αποχωρητήριο, "μέρος", τουαλέτα

Italiano (Italian)
cesso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - banheiro (m), jogo (m) de cartas

Русский (Russian)
туалет, мушка (карточная игра)

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - water, servicio, retrete

2.
n. - juego de naipes

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - slags kortspel med insats, bet, insats (i loo), (fam.) toa, dass

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 卢牌戏

2. 洗手间, 厕所

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 盧牌戲

2.
n. - 洗手間, 廁所

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 루(카드놀이의 일종), 루에서의 벌금

2.
n. - 화장실

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ルー, ルーの賭け金, トイレ
v. - 罰金を払わせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المرحاض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮משחק קלפים‬
n. - ‮שירותים‬

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