Phrase guide

eau de toilette

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌəʊ də twɑːˈlɛt/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A lightly scented perfume to freshen the skin, usually applied directly to the skin after bathing or shaving.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: perfumery

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: toilet water

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a perfumed liquid lighter than cologne

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: toilet water

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: perfume, essence

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French eau de toilette.

Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: туале́тная вада́ (tualjétnaja vadá) — lightly scented perfume
  • Bulgarian: тоале́тна вода́ (toalétna vodá) — lightly scented perfume
  • Chinese Cantonese: 淡香水 (taam5 hoeng1 seoi2) — lightly scented perfume
  • Chinese Cantonese: 花露水 (faa1 lou6 seoi2) — lightly scented perfume
  • Chinese Mandarin: 淡香水 (dànxiāngshuǐ) — lightly scented perfume
  • Chinese Mandarin: 花露水 (huālùshuǐ) — lightly scented perfume
  • Czech: toaletní voda — lightly scented perfume
  • Dutch: eau de toilette — lightly scented perfume
  • Estonian: tualettvesi — lightly scented perfume
  • Finnish: eau de toilette — lightly scented perfume
  • Finnish: toilettivesi — lightly scented perfume
  • French: eau de toilette — lightly scented perfume
  • German: Eau de Toilette — lightly scented perfume
  • Japanese: オードトワレット (ōdotowaretto) — lightly scented perfume
  • Japanese: オードトワレ (ōdotoware) — lightly scented perfume
  • Korean: 오드투왈렛 (odeutuwallet) — lightly scented perfume
  • Latvian: tualetes ūdens — lightly scented perfume
  • Macedonian: тоале́тна вода (toalétna voda) — lightly scented perfume
  • Malayalam: ഓ ദെ ത്വാലെത് (ō de tvāletŭ) — lightly scented perfume
  • Navajo: tó łikání halchiní — lightly scented perfume
  • Iranian Persian: اُدوتویلِت — lightly scented perfume
  • Iranian Persian: آبِ مُعَطَّر (âb-e mo'attar) — lightly scented perfume
  • Polish: woda toaletowa — lightly scented perfume
  • Portuguese: água de toalete — lightly scented perfume
  • Romanian: apă de toaletă — lightly scented perfume
  • Russian: туале́тная вода́ (tualétnaja vodá) — lightly scented perfume
  • Serbo-Croatian: тоалетна вода — lightly scented perfume
  • Serbo-Croatian: toaletna voda — lightly scented perfume
  • Slovak: toaletná voda — lightly scented perfume
  • Slovene: toaletna vôdica — lightly scented perfume
  • Spanish: eau de toilette — lightly scented perfume
  • Ukrainian: туале́тна вода́ (tualétna vodá) — lightly scented perfume
  • Veps: tualetvezi — lightly scented perfume