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water

toilet

noun vah-TAIR Rare

Origin: English 'water (closet)'

Usage Note

Water (often plural waters) is a dated but still-heard informal shortening of water-closet (WC). It is gradually being replaced by toilettes or WC in everyday speech. As with wagon, the initial 'w' is pronounced like a French 'v'.

Examples

"Elle cherche les waters au fond du couloir."

Natural Translation

She is looking for the toilet at the end of the corridor.

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