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feminine
/ˈdutʃa/
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Translation
shower
Word origin
Borrowed via French douche from Italian doccia ('a pipe, a shower'), which derives from Latin ductus ('a conducting, a channel'), from ducere ('to lead').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- ductus
- English cognates
- douche, duct
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralduchas
Examples
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I am going to have a shower before going out.
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The shower in the hotel has no hot water.
despierta.
A quick shower in the morning wakes me up.
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The shower is in the bathroom at the end of the corridor.
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After the match I need a shower.
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