piscina
/pɪˈsiːnə/noun
(pl. piscinas 或piscinae /-niː/ )
1
- a stone basin near the altar in Catholic and pre-Reformation churches for draining water used in the Mass（天主教和宗教改革以前教堂中做弥撒时祭坛边的）排水石盆。
2
- (in ancient Roman architecture) a pool or pond for bathing or swimming（古罗马建筑中的）浴池, 游泳池。
词源
late 16th cent. (in sense 2)： from Latin, literally 'fish pond', from piscis 'fish'; sense 1 was found in medieval Latin.