baignoire

== English == === Alternative forms === baignoir === Etymology === Borrowed from French baignoire (“bathtub”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛnˈwɑː(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ) === Noun === baignoire (plural baignoires) (dated) A box of the lowest tier in a theatre. === Anagrams === Aborigine, ab origine, aborigine == French == === Etymology === From baigner (“to bathe”) +‎ -oire. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛ.ɲwaʁ/ ~ /be.ɲwaʁ/ (in varieties where /ɲ/ is not a separate phoneme) IPA(key): /bɛ.nwaʁ/ ~ /be.nwaʁ/ === Noun === baignoire f (plural baignoires) bath (British), bathtub, tub (especially US) Hyponym: jacuzzi ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “baignoire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 “baignoire”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “baignoire”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette