Phrase guide

talcum powder

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Perfumed talc (sometimes with the addition of boric acid) for adsorbing moisture on the skin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a toilet powder made of purified talc and usually scented; absorbs excess moisture

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: talcum

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: toilet powder, bath powder, dusting powder

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: талк пудра — perfumed talc
  • Burmese: ပေါင်ဒါ (paungda) — perfumed talc
  • Chinese Mandarin: 滑石粉 (huáshífěn) — perfumed talc
  • Chinese Mandarin: 爽身粉 (shuǎngshēnfěn) — perfumed talc
  • Chinese Mandarin: 撲粉 /扑粉 (pūfěn) — perfumed talc
  • Dutch: talkpoeder — perfumed talc
  • Esperanto: talkopudro — perfumed talc
  • Estonian: talk pulber — perfumed talc
  • Finnish: talkkijauhe — perfumed talc
  • Ancient Greek: κουφολίθος (koupholíthos) — perfumed talc
  • Hungarian: hintőpor — perfumed talc
  • Italian: borotalco — perfumed talc
  • Italian: talco — perfumed talc
  • Korean: 땀띠약 (ttamttiyak) — perfumed talc
  • Polish: talk — perfumed talc
  • Portuguese: talco — perfumed talc
  • Russian: тальк (talʹk) — perfumed talc
  • Spanish: talco — perfumed talc
  • Spanish: polvos de talco — perfumed talc
  • Swedish: talkpuder — perfumed talc
  • Thai: แป้งฝุ่น — perfumed talc
  • Tibetan: གདོང་བྱུག་པོ་ཊར (gdong byug po ṭar) — perfumed talc