Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

washlet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
wash-let
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bidet shower, bidet seat, or similar bathroom product meant to cleanse the user.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Etymology

From a trademark registered by Japanese company Toto Ltd. Re-borrowed from Japanese ウォシュレット (woshuretto). Blend of wash + toilet, or wash + -let.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ウォシュレット

Usage

Inflected Forms

washlets (plural)

Questions

What does washlet mean?
A bidet shower, bidet seat, or similar bathroom product meant to cleanse the user.
Where does washlet come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce washlet

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