bidet
pronunciation
How to pronounce bidet in British English:
UK [ˈbi:deɪ]
How to pronounce bidet in American English:
US [bɪˈdeɪ]
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- Noun:
- a basin for washing genitals and anal area
Word Origin
- bidet (n.)
- 1620s, "small horse," from French bidet (16c.), of unknown etymology. Originally in French "a small horse, a pony," thus "a vessel on a low narrow stand, which can be bestridden for bathing purposes," a sense attested in English from 1766.
Example
- 1. She screams , pointing to the bidet .
- 2. It also has a built-in bidet spray , to properly clean our bottom ; toilet paper doesn 't do it .
- 3. Is that a bidet or an urinal .
- 4. Air conditioning , satellite tv , bidet , minibar and internet connection .
- 5. Claude would even ask you to turn your face away when she squatted over the bidet .