cesspool, latrine, outhouse
1. A pit or underground structure used for the collection and disposal of human waste and sewage
The old house had a cessa instead of modern plumbing.
A casa antiga tinha uma cessa em vez de encanamento moderno.
2. An outdoor toilet or privy
Before indoor bathrooms were common, families used the cessa.
Antes dos banheiros internos serem comuns, as famílias usavam a cessa.
3. A place considered dirty or unpleasant (figurative)
He described the abandoned building as a cessa.
Ele descreveu o prédio abandonado como uma cessa.
Related Idioms & Phrases
cair na cessa (to fall into the cesspool - to be in trouble)
cheirar a cessa (to smell like a cesspool - to be unpleasant)
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