English Explanatory Dictionary

cottage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small house.
  2. A seasonal home of any size or stature, a recreational home or a home in a remote location.
  3. A public lavatory.
  4. A meeting place for homosexual men.
verb
  1. To stay at a seasonal home, to go cottaging.
  2. To have homosexual sex in a public lavatory; to practice cottaging.
name
  1. A township in Saline County, Illinois.
  2. An unincorporated community in Macon County, Missouri, United States.
  3. A village in Rivière du Rempart District, Mauritius.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒt.ɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈkɑt.ɪd͡ʒ/ [ˈkɑɾ.ɪd͡ʒ] en-us-cottage.ogg /ˈkɑt.əd͡ʒ/ [ˈkɑɾ.əd͡ʒ]

Word forms

cottage cottages cottaging cottaged

Etymology

Late Middle English, from Anglo-Norman cotage and Medieval Latin cotagium, from Old Northern French cot, cote (“hut, cottage”) + -age (“surrounding property”), from Proto-Germanic *kutą, *kuta- (“shed”), probably of non-Indo-European origin, possibly borrowed from Uralic; compare Finnish kota (“hut, house”) and Hungarian ház (“house”), both from Proto-Finno-Ugric/Proto-Uralic *kota. However, also compare Dutch and English hut. Old Northern French cote is probably from Old Norse kot (“hut”), cognate of Old English cot of same Proto-Germanic origin. Slang sense “public toilet” from 19th century, due to resemblance.

Synonyms

cot hut bathroom latrine necessarium toilet toilet room urinal water closet WC cloaca closet jacques kocay siege cludgie neddy netty shield six facilities ladies and gentlemen lavatory lavabo necessary necessary room office office of ease place potty privy small room smallest room throne room cottage geography House of Lords khazi usual offices restroom teahouse tearoom washroom comfort room CR closet of decency closet of ease house of office necessary place purging place vault withdraught wardrobe shitter urination station bog carsey crapper karzy lats

Related words

cosset cot coterie

Derived words

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