sentine

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin sentina (“bilge water, hold of a ship, dregs”). === Noun === sentine (plural sentines) (obsolete) A place for dregs and dirt; a sink; a sewer. === References === “sentine”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === enseint, intense, tennesi, tennies == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin sentina (“bilge water, hold of a ship, dregs”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɑ̃.tin/ === Noun === sentine f (plural sentines) bilge (lowest inner part of a ship's hull, where water accumulates) (figuratively) cesspool, cesspit (wet and filthy place) Synonym: cloaque (figuratively) place of corruption and moral decay === Further reading === “sentine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Noun === sentine f plural of sentina === Anagrams === intense, tensine