washlet
washlet noun: a bidet shower, bidet seat, or similar bathroom product meant to cleanse the user.
Noun
washlet (plural washlets)
- A bidet shower, bidet seat, or similar bathroom product meant to cleanse the user.
- Toto doesn’t sell its washlets in big-box stores like Home Depot, preferring the showroom experience instead. […] Most washlet owners, then, are converted after trying one out in the world.2015 November 18, Steven Kurutz, “The Cult of the Toto Toilet”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 20 Nov 2015
Forms of washlet
| plural | washlets |
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Origin of washlet
From a trademark registered by Japanese company Toto Ltd. Re-borrowed from Japanese ウォシュレット (woshuretto). Blend of wash + toilet, or wash + -let.
Questions about washlet
- What does washlet mean?
- Washlet means a bidet shower, bidet seat, or similar bathroom product meant to cleanse the user.
- What part of speech is washlet?
- Washlet is a noun.
- What is the plural of washlet?
- The plural of washlet is washlets.
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