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piscina

piscina

9.9
A small pond used to keep fish in old gardens
  • noun
  • /pɪˈsiːnə/
  • Archaic
translation icon : piscina ornamental
  • Many medieval gardens featured a piscina for ornamental fish.

Examples

  • Visitors admired the restored piscina in the castle gardens, once home to rare carp.

  • The old monastery grounds still feature a stone piscina filled with water lilies and goldfish.

  • During the Middle Ages, a piscina was often used to supply fresh fish for the estate's kitchen.

  • The ancient piscina was beautiful.

  • The old monastery grounds still feature a stone piscina filled with water lilies and goldfish.

  • During the Middle Ages, a piscina was often used to supply fresh fish for the estate's kitchen.

  • Visitors admired the restored piscina in the castle gardens, once home to rare carp.

Synonyms

fishpond
vspiscina
1 3.2

A small pond used for keeping or breeding fish

is decorative and often historical rather than mainly for breeding

How Ornamental

piscina
  • Archaic
9.9
fishpond
1 3.2
pond
266 1.0

Surface Forms

piscina singular
piscinas plural

Etymology

Piscina comes from the Latin word piscis meaning 'fish', and it originally meant a 'fishpond'. So it can also mean a decorative 'pool' or 'pond' used to keep fish, which keeps the original idea of a pool for fish.