váter

See also: vàter, vatër, Vater, and Väter

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English water, shortening for water closet. Compare Catalan vàter and French waters. Doublet of onda, ultimately from the same Indo-European root.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbateɾ/ [ˈba.t̪eɾ]
• Rhymes: -ateɾ
• Syllabification: vá‧ter

Noun

váter m (plural váteres)

1. toilet, WC

   Synonyms: retrete, inodoro, servicio, baño, aseo, excusado

Further reading

• “váter”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10