eau de toilette

/ˌəʊ də twɑːˈlɛt/

eau de toilette noun: a lightly scented perfume to freshen the skin, usually applied directly to the skin after bathing or shaving.

Noun

eau de toilette (plural eau de toilettes or eaus de toilette or eaux de toilette)

(perfumery) A lightly scented perfume to freshen the skin, usually applied directly to the skin after bathing or shaving.
- The perfume market has always been a two-tiered one, with a relatively small number of buyers of small bottles of real perfume and eau de parfum that cost large amounts of money, and a larger number of buyers of somewhat larger bottles of cologne and eau de toilette that are considerably more...1987 October, Timothy Kalich, “Marketing: What's in a Smell?”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN, archived from the original on 01 Feb 2023
Synonyms:

toilet water

Borrowed from French eau de toilette.

What does eau de toilette mean?: Eau de toilette means a lightly scented perfume to freshen the skin, usually applied directly to the skin after bathing or shaving.
What is eau de toilette in Malayalam?: Eau de toilette in Malayalam is ഓ ദെ ത്വാലെത് (ō de tvāletŭ). See Eau de toilette meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is eau de toilette?: Eau de toilette is a noun.
How do you pronounce eau de toilette?: Eau de toilette is pronounced /ˌəʊ də twɑːˈlɛt/.
What is the plural of eau de toilette?: The plural of eau de toilette is eau de toilettes.

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