Phrase guide

chamber pot

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A container used for urination and defecation, particularly those used in early modern towns before the advent of the flush toilet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From chamber + pot, from its usual use in one's chamber (i.e., bedroom).

Across languages

Translations

103 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قَعَادَة (qaʕāda) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Armenian: գիշերանոթ (gišeranotʻ) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Armenian: միզանոթ (mizanotʻ) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Azerbaijani: gecə qorşoku — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Azerbaijani: güvəc — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Basque: pixontzi — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Belarusian: начны́ гаршчо́к (načný harščók) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Belarusian: гаршчо́к (harščók) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Breton: pod-kambr — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Bulgarian: но́щно гърне́ (nóštno gǎrné) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Bulgarian: гърне́ (gǎrné) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Catalan: gibrelleta — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Catalan: orinal — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Chinese Mandarin: 尿盆 (niàopén) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Chinese Mandarin: 尿壺 /尿壶 (niàohú) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Chinese Mandarin: 夜壺 /夜壶 (yèhú) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Chinese Mandarin: 馬桶 /马桶 (mǎtǒng) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Chinese Mandarin: 便壺 /便壶 (biànhú) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Czech: nočník — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Dutch: po — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Dutch: pispot — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Esperanto: noktovazo — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Finnish: yöastia — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Finnish: potta — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • French: pot de chambre — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Galician: penico — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Galician: bacieiro — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • German: Nachttopf — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • German: Nachtgeschirr — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Greek: καθίκι (kathíki) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Ancient Greek: ἀμίς (amís) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Ancient Greek: ἐνουρήθρα (enourḗthra) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Ancient Greek: οὐράνη (ouránē) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Ancient Greek: οὐρητρίς (ourētrís) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Ancient Greek: σκωραμίς (skōramís) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Ancient Greek: χερνίβιον (kherníbion) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Hebrew: סִיר לַיְלָה (sir layla) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Hungarian: éjjeliedény — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Hungarian: bili — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Icelandic: koppur — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Icelandic: næturgagn — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Icelandic: náttpottur — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Indonesian: pispot — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Ingrian: sittapata — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Ingrian: kusipata — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Irish: áras fuail — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Italian: orinale — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Italian: vaso da notte — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Italian: pitale — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Japanese: 便器 (benki) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Japanese: おまる (omaru) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Korean: 요강 (yogang) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Korean: 변기 (byeon'gi) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Kyrgyz: горшок (gorşok) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Latin: matella — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Latin: matellio — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Macedonian: но́кшир (nókšir) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Māori: pō mimi — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nattpotte — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nattpotte — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Old English: gang — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Persian: شاشدان (šâšdân) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Persian: پیسیار (pisyâr) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Polish: nocnik — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Portuguese: penico — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Romanian: oală de noapte — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Russian: ночно́й горшо́к (nočnój goršók) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Russian: горшо́к (goršók) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Scottish Gaelic: amar-mùin — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Serbo-Croatian: нокшир — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Serbo-Croatian: nokšir — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Sicilian: rinali — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Sicilian: urinali — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Slovak: nočník — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Spanish: bacinilla — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Spanish: pelela — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Spanish: orinal — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Spanish: bacín — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Spanish: beque — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Spanish: borcelana — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Spanish: sillico — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Spanish: dompedro — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Spanish: bacinica — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Spanish: bacineta — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Spanish: baciniya — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Spanish: zambullo — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Spanish: perico — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Spanish: bacenilla — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Spanish: vaso de cama — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Spanish: vaso de noche — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Spanish: nica — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Swedish: potta — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Thai: กระโถน (grà-tǒon) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Turkish: oturak — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Turkish: lazımlık — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Ottoman Turkish: چوقال (çukal) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Turkmen: gorşok — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Ukrainian: нічни́й го́рщик (ničnýj hórščyk) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Ukrainian: го́рщик (hórščyk) — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Uzbek: tuvak — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Vietnamese: bô — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Volapük: neitaskal — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
  • Welsh: troethlestr — a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet