Etymology

douche

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Today it means: A jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally; in particular, such a jet directed at the vagina for irrigation. Full definition →

French douche ← Italian doccia
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The story

  1. Italian · derived fromdoccia“shower”
  2. French · borrowed fromdouche“shower”
  3. English todaydouche

Borrowed from French douche (“shower”), from Italian doccia (“shower”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.