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toilette

[ twah-let, toi-; French twa-let ]
/ twɑˈlɛt, tɔɪ-; French twaˈlɛt /
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noun, plural toi·lettes [twah-lets, toi-; French twa-let]. /twɑˈlɛts, tɔɪ-; French twaˈlɛt/.
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH toilette

toilet, toilette
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British Dictionary definitions for toilette

toilette
/ (twɑːˈlɛt, French twalɛt) /

noun
usually literary another word for toilet (def. 2)

Word Origin for toilette

C16: from French; see toilet
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