Phrase guide

toilet bowl

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • These days, toilet bowls are most often of porcelain; however, one can find some of stainless steel, and even of resin or polymers.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the bowl of a toilet that can be flushed with water

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bowl

History

Etymology

From toilet + bowl.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: tassa — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Chinese Mandarin: 馬桶 /马桶 (mǎtǒng) — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Chinese Mandarin: 廁缸 /厕缸 (cègāng) — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大便器 (dàbiànqì) — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Chinese Mandarin: 坐便器 (zuòbiànqì) — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Danish: toiletkumme — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Finnish: wc-allas — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • French: cuvette de toilette — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • French: bol de toilette — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • German: Klomuschel — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • German: Kloschüssel — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • German: Klospülung — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • German: Toilettenschüssel — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • German: Toilettenspülung — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • German: WC-Spülung — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Hebrew: אסלה (aslá) — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Hungarian: vécé — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Hungarian: vécécsésze — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Hungarian: vécékagyló — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Hungarian: WC — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Irish: babhla leithris — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Italian: tazza — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Italian: water — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Japanese: 便器 (benki) — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Khmer: បង្គន់ (bɑngkʊən) — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Korean: 변기 (byeon'gi) — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Polish: muszla klozetowa — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Polish: muszla — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Polish: sedes — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Polish: klozet — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Portuguese: vaso sanitário — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Russian: унитаз (unitaz) — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Spanish: taza — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Spanish: taza del baño — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Spanish: poceta — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Welsh: powlen tŷ bach — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Welsh: powlen toiled — receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans