el
masculine
/inoˈðoɾo/
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Translation
toilet, lavatory
Word origin
From Latin inodorus ('odourless'), from in- ('not') plus odor ('smell'). The polite name reflects the flushing design that removed the smell of earlier privies.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- inodorus
- English cognates
- odour, deodorant
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralinodoros
Examples
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The toilet in the bathroom does not work well.
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The toilet must be cleaned every week.
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Can you fix the toilet this afternoon?
moderno.
The hotel had a very modern toilet.
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The mobile phone fell into the toilet.
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