different between toilette vs toilate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French toilette; more at toilet.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?t

Noun

toilette (plural toilettes)

1. Archaic form of toilet. (in all senses related to dressing and personal grooming, but not a water closet)

French

Etymology

toile (“cloth”) +? -ette

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /twa.l?t/

Noun

toilette f (plural toilettes)

1. toilet (act of cleaning oneself)
2. (Belgium) the toilet, lavatory

Usage notes

• In Belgium the word for "toilet/lavatory" can be singular (la toilette) while in the rest of the world the noun is only plural (les toilettes).

Derived terms

• eau de toilette
• gant de toilette
• papier toilette
• trousse de toilette

Descendants

• ? German: Toilette
• ? Polish: toaleta

Further reading

• “toilette” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French toilette.

Noun

toilette f (invariable)

1. toilet (all senses)
2. makeup
3. dressing table

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• toalete, toilete

Etymology

Borrowed from French toilette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /to.a.?l?.t(?)i/
• Hyphenation: to?i?le?tte
• Rhymes: -?t(?)i

Noun

toilette f (plural toilettes)

1. toilet (personal grooming)

Noun

toilette m (plural toilettes)

1. toilet; lavatory; bathroom

   Synonyms: lavabo, banheiro, casa de banho