pothole

English

noun

Definitions

A shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by erosion by weather or traffic.
A pit formed in the bed of a turbulent stream.
(geology) A vertical cave system, often found in limestone.
(archaeology) A pit resulting from unauthorized excavation by treasure hunters or vandals.

Etymology

Affix from English pot (pit, marijuana, pot, hollow, chamberpot, cavity) + English hole (miserable place, a hollow)derived from Middle English pot.

Origin

Middle English

pot

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

airhole English
antihole English
antipot English
armhole English
armpit English
arrow-hole English
arsehole English
ashpit English
asshole English
beanhole English
beanpot English
blasthole English
blockhole English
blowhole English
bolt-hole English
bolthole English
bootyhole English
borehole English
bullethole English
bumhole English
bunghole English
butthole English
cakehole English
catchpit English
cathole English
chalkpit English
chuckhole English
coal hole English
coalpit English
coalpot English
cockhole English
cockpit English
cookpot English
corehole English
cornhole English
crabhole English
crackpot English
craphole English
creephole English
crockpot English
cubbyhole English
cumhole English
cyberhole English
dashpot English
denehole English
dickhole English
dihole English
doghole English
downhole English
dreamhole English
driphole English
dusthole English
dyepot English
earhole English
earthhole English
eelpot English
eyehole English
farthole English
feedhole English
fingerhole English
firehole English
firepit English
firepot English
fishpot English
flashpot English
fleshpot English
flowerpot English
foothole English
foxhole English
fuckhole English
fuckpot English
funkhole English
fusspot English
gluepot English
gongpit English
gully-hole English
gun pit English
hand-hole English
handhole English
hawsehole English
hodgepodge English
hole English
hole saw English
hole up English
holeable English
holeful English
holeless English
holelike English
holeproof English
holepunch English
holer English
holeshot English
holey English
holon English
honeypot English
hotpot English
inkpot English
jampot English
jaw-hole English
keyhole English
kneehole English
knothole English
knuckerhole English
lamphole English
leghole English
lickpot English
lughole English
maintenance hole English
manhole English
marlpit English
matchpot English
microhole English
micropit English
minihole English
mosh pit English
mousehole English
mudhole English
multihole English
nanohole English
nanopit English
nosehole English
oarhole English
outhole English
overpot English
peehole English
peephole English
pesthole English
photohole English
piehole English
pigeonhole English
pinhole English
pisshole English
pisspot English
pit English
pit adder English
pit frame English
pit stop English
pitboard English
pitfall English
pitful English
pithead English
pithouse English
pitless English
pitman English
pitmaster English
pitsaw English
pitter English
pittite English
pitwheel English
plughole English
pockpit English
poophole English
pophole English
porthole English
posthole English
pot English
pot marigold English
pot-bound English
pot-house English
potaholic English
potale English
potbank English
potbellied English
potbelly English
potboy English
potcake English
potful English
potgun English
pothanger English
pothead English
potherb English
potholder English
potholed English
potholer English
potholing English
pothook English
pothunter English
pothunting English
potless English
potlid English
potlike English
potline English
potluck English
potman English
potpie English
potsherd English
potshot English
potstick English
potstone English
pottable English
potter English
potty English
potworm English
pritchel hole English
pukehole English
pussyhole English
quart-pot English
quasihole English
rathole English
reel-pot English
repot English
ringhole English
rockhole English
roothole English
rudderhole English
rumpot English
sandpit English
saucepot English
sawpit English
scumhole English
sexpot English
shakehole English
shithole English
shitpit English
shitpot English
shothole English
sighthole English
sinkhole English
sleazehole English
slimehole English
smokehole English
snowhole English
snowpit English
spouthole English
spyhole English
stakehole English
stewpot English
stinkhole English
stinkpot English
stockpot English
stokehole English
stonepit English
stumphole English
suckhole English
sulkpot English
swankpot English
swill-pot English
tailhole English
tanpit English
taphole English
tarpit English
tarpot English
teapot English
tearpit English
thumbhole English
thumbpot English
tosspot English
trampot English
traphole English
try pot English
underhole English
underpot English
unpot English
unpotholed English
uphole English
venthole English
washpot English
waterhole English
waterpot English
weephole English
wellhole English
wheelpit English
whirlpit English
whitepot English
woodhole English
wormhole English
potti Finnish
Onanie German
pot Old English
pott Old English
hole Middle English
pit Middle English
pot Middle English
pot stik Middle English
pot-sherd Middle English
potage Middle English
potell Middle English
potful Middle English
pottere Middle English
pyssepotte Middle English
potsticker Chinese
হোল Bengali
hul Tok Pisin
olo Sranan Tongo
poto Chichewa, Chewa, Nyanja