vespasienne

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French vespasienne. === Noun === vespasienne (plural vespasiennes) A public street urinal in France. == French == === Etymology === Ellipsis of colonne vespasienne (“Vespasian column”), named after Vespasian (9 CE–79 CE), the Roman emperor who introduced a tax on public lavatories. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɛs.pa.zjɛn/ === Noun === vespasienne f (plural vespasiennes) public street urinal === Further reading === “vespasienne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012