toalete

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• toilette, toilete

Etymology

Etymology tree

French toile

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tosder.?

Late Latin -ittus

Old French -et

Middle French -et

French -etder.

French -ette

French toilettebor.

Portuguese toalete

Borrowed from French toilette.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tu.aˈlɛ.t͡ʃi/, /twaˈlɛ.t͡ʃi/, /to.aˈlɛ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tu.aˈlɛ.t͡ʃi/, /twaˈlɛ.t͡ʃi/, /to.aˈlɛ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Gaúcho) IPA^(key): /to.aˈlɛ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /twɐˈlɛ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: to‧a‧le‧te

Noun

toalete f (plural toaletes)

1. toilet (personal grooming)

Noun

toalete m (plural toaletes)

1. toilet; lavatory; bathroom

   Synonyms: lavabo, banheiro, casa de banho

Further reading

• “toalete”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “toalete”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026