noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Canada, US:/ˈaʊthaʊs/
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CMU ARPABET:AW1 T HH AW2 S
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1
noun
Meaning 1
An outbuilding, typically permanent, containing a toilet or seat over a cesspit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Any outbuilding: any small structure located apart from a main building.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To house in a separate building.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: privy, earth-closet, jakes
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: outbuilding
History
Etymology
From Middle English outhous, equivalent to out- + house. Compare Old Norse úthús (“outhouse”).
Across languages
Translations
64 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مِرْحَاض خَارِجِيّ
(mirḥāḍ ḵārijiyy)
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Bulgarian:
външен клозет
(vǎnšen klozet)
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Chickasaw:
aboowoshi'
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Chinese Mandarin:
屋外廁所 /屋外厕所
(wūwài cè suǒ)
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Chinese Mandarin:
流動廁所 /流动厕所
(liúdòng cè suǒ)
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Czech:
kadibudka
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Danish:
das
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Dutch:
buitentoilet
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Finnish:
ulkokäymälä
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Finnish:
ulkovessa
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Finnish:
ulkohuussi
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Finnish:
huussi
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Finnish:
huusi
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Finnish:
puucee
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Finnish:
pikkula
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Finnish:
pihan perä
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
German:
Plumpsklo
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
German:
Außenklo
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
German:
Außentoilette
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
German:
Häuschen
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Greek:
απόπατος
(apópatos)
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Hungarian:
árnyékszék
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Hungarian:
latrina
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Hungarian:
budi
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Hungarian:
pottyantós
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Icelandic:
náðhús
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Ingrian:
kuja
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Italian:
gabinetto esterno
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Italian:
latrina
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Italian:
cesso alla turca
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Japanese:
屋外トイレ
(okugai toire)
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Lower Tanana:
tron' yex
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Macedonian:
у́личен тоале́т
(úličen toalét)
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Middle English:
gong
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Navajo:
chąąʼ báhooghan
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Norwegian Bokmål:
utedass
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Norwegian Bokmål:
utedo
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Norwegian Bokmål:
uthus
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Norwegian Nynorsk:
utedass
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Norwegian Nynorsk:
uthus
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Plautdietsch:
Bekjhus
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Plautdietsch:
Hieskje
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Plautdietsch:
Zekjreet
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Plautdietsch:
Kloo
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Polish:
wychodek
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Polish:
wygódka
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Polish:
sławojka
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Polish:
latryna
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Portuguese:
casinha
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Russian:
уличный туале́т
(uličnyj tualét)
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Russian:
туале́т вне до́ма
(tualét vne dóma)
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Russian:
сорти́р
(sortír)
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Serbo-Croatian:
poljski zahod
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Serbo-Croatian:
poljski klozet
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Spanish:
letrina
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Swedish:
utedass
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Swedish:
avträde
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Tok Pisin:
liklik haus
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Ukrainian:
ну́жник
(núžnyk)
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Vietnamese:
nhà vệ sinh
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Vietnamese:
cầu tiêu
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Walloon:
tchiyote
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Yup'ik:
anarvik
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
Yup'ik:
yuqerrvik
— outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
