Translation
toilet (vulgar, usually plural)
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Word origin
Vulgar slang of uncertain origin, usually connected to chier ('to defecate'), from Latin cacare.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- cacare
Grammar
Examples
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The toilets of the café are at the back of the courtyard.
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People informally say "les chiottes" to mean the toilets.
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This word is very vulgar and it is best avoided in class.
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In this old film, the characters talk constantly about the toilets.
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He left the toilet door open.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 34, lesson 8: The long tail: grime, grot and nonsense.