toilette

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French toilette; more at toilet. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /twɑˈlɛt/ Rhymes: -ɛt === Noun === toilette (plural toilettes) Archaic form of toilet, in all senses related to dressing and personal grooming, but not a water closet. ==== See also ==== == French == === Etymology === From toile (“cloth”) +‎ -ette. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /twa.lɛt/ === Noun === toilette f (plural toilettes) toilet (Belgium, North America) the toilet, lavatory ==== Usage notes ==== In Belgium and Canada the word for "toilet/lavatory" can be singular (la toilette) while in the rest of the world the noun is only plural (les toilettes). ==== Derived terms ==== brosse de toilettes eau de toilette gant de toilette papier toilette trousse de toilette ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “toilette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French toilette. Doublet of teletta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /twaˈlɛt/, /tu.aˈlɛt/ Rhymes: -ɛt === Noun === toilette f (invariable) toilet (all senses) makeup dressing table === References === === Anagrams === toeletti == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French toilette. === Pronunciation === === Noun === toilette f (plural toilettes) alternative form of toalete (personal grooming) === Noun === toilette m (plural toilettes) alternative form of toalete (toilet, bathroom) === Further reading === “toilette”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026