How to Pronounce "cesspool"
word
/ˈsɛsˌpuɫ/
SESS-pool
/sˈɛspuːl/
SESS-pool
Definition
A cesspool is a large underground hole or tank for collecting sewage and wastewater. It can also mean a place that is dirty, unpleasant, or full of immoral things.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈsɛsˌpuɫ/
British English
/sˈɛspuːl/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SESS-pool
UK
SESS-pool
Listen in Context
The cesspool needs to be cleaned regularly.
They built a new cesspool behind the house.
The smell from the cesspool was very strong.
That abandoned building has turned into a cesspool of crime.