retrete

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish retrete.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈtɾɛ.t͡ʃi/ [heˈtɾɛ.t͡ʃi]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁeˈtɾɛ.t͡ʃi/ [χeˈtɾɛ.t͡ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈtɾɛ.te/ [heˈtɾɛ.te]

  • Hyphenation: re‧tre‧te

Noun

retrete f (plural retretes) (Portugal)

  1. toilet (device for depositing human waste and flushing it away)
    Synonyms: (Portugal) sanita, (Brazil) vaso sanitário, (Brazil) privada, (Brazil) sentina, (Brazil) vaso
  2. toilet, bathroom (room used for urination and defecation)
    Synonyms: (Portugal) casa de banho, (Portugal) quarto de banho, sanitário, (Brazil) privada

References

  1. ^ “retrete”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “retrete”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Provençal [Term?] or Catalan retret.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈtɾete/ [reˈt̪ɾe.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ete
  • Syllabification: re‧tre‧te

Noun

retrete m (plural retretes)

  1. toilet
    Synonyms: inodoro, aseo, baño, excusado, servicio, wáter

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: retrete

Further reading

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