Spanish word

bidet

Pronunciation

IPA/biˈðet/

Meaning

  • masculine nounbidet

Example

No sé cómo usar el bidet (bidé).

I don't know how to use the bidet.

Illustration for bidet (bidet)

More examples

En los baños de algunos hoteles no hay bidet.

In the bathrooms of some hotels there is no bidet.

Core concept

Low basin beside the toilet for washing intimate parts with water after using the toilet.

Common phrases

  • usar el bidet

    use the bidet

  • lavarse con el bidet

    wash oneself with the bidet

  • limpiar el bidet

    clean the bidet

Similar words

baño: Room that contains a toilet and sink for personal hygiene.
inodoro: Toilet bowl fixture that flushes away human waste.
ducha: Enclosure with a vertical spray for standing whole-body washing.
lavabo: Small basin for washing hands and face.

Definition in Spanish

Aparato que se instala en el cuarto de baño para lavar con agua las partes íntimas después de usar el inodoro.

Word origin

Spanish bidé is borrowed from French bidet 'little horse', a figurative name that refers to the short saddle-like posture users once adopted on early versions of the fixture.

Usage tips

  • Spanish normally writes it with an acute accent as bidé to mark stress on the final e (bi-DÉ), and common questions to check whether a bathroom has one are ¿Hay bidé? and ¿Tiene bidé?

Related words

  • bidetearbidetverb

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