Phrase guide

gray water

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Water that is not clean enough to be potable, such as having been used for washing, but not contaminated with fecal matter or other source of dangerous bacteria or dangerous or noxious materials.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: gryswater — non-potable, but non-toxic water
  • Armenian: կենցաղային կեղտաջուր (kencʻaġayin keġtaǰur) — non-potable, but non-toxic water
  • Chinese Mandarin: 中水 (zhōngshuǐ) — non-potable, but non-toxic water
  • Chinese Mandarin: 灰水 (huīshuǐ) — non-potable, but non-toxic water
  • Chinese Mandarin: 可再利用廢水 /可再利用废水 (kě zài lìyòng fèishuǐ) — non-potable, but non-toxic water
  • Dutch: grijswater — non-potable, but non-toxic water
  • Finnish: harmaa vesi — non-potable, but non-toxic water
  • Finnish: harmaavesi — non-potable, but non-toxic water
  • Finnish: pesuvesi — non-potable, but non-toxic water
  • French: eau de ménage — non-potable, but non-toxic water
  • French: eaux grises — non-potable, but non-toxic water
  • German: Grauwasser — non-potable, but non-toxic water
  • German: Nutzwasser — non-potable, but non-toxic water
  • Japanese: 中水 (chūsui) — non-potable, but non-toxic water
  • Japanese: 雑排水 (zappaisui) — non-potable, but non-toxic water
  • Polish: woda szara — non-potable, but non-toxic water
  • Portuguese: água cinza — non-potable, but non-toxic water
  • Russian: се́рая вода́ (séraja vodá) — non-potable, but non-toxic water
  • Russian: бытовы́е сто́чные во́ды (bytovýje stóčnyje vódy) — non-potable, but non-toxic water
  • Spanish: aguas grises — non-potable, but non-toxic water
  • Spanish: agua gris — non-potable, but non-toxic water
  • Vietnamese: nước xám — non-potable, but non-toxic water