bidet

Etymology

From French bidet.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): [ˈbiːdeɪ]

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• Rhymes: -iːdeɪ
• (US) IPA^(key): [bɨˈdeɪ]

Noun

bidet (plural bidets)

1. a low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the external genitalia and the anus
2. (obsolete) A small horse formerly allowed to each trooper or dragoon for carrying his baggage.

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Anagrams

• betid, bited, debit

Etymology

From bider, of unknown ultimate origin. Modern sense derives from analogy with the straddling of a bidet and the straddling of a small horse.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.dɛ/

Noun

bidet m (plural bidets)

1. pony, small horse
2. bidet

References

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• débit

Noun

bidet m (plural bidets)

1. (Jersey) pony
2. (Jersey) bidet

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʲi.dɛt/

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Noun

bidet m inan

1. bidet

Further reading

• bidet in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Noun

bidet m (plural bidets)

1. Alternative form of bidé