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nounA large container for holding water in which a person may bathe (take a bath).
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nouna relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
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Ancient Greek πύελος, λουτήρ
- πύελος (púelos)large container in which a person may bathe
- λουτήρ (loutḗr)large container in which a person may bathe
- ἀσάμινθος (asáminthos)large container in which a person may bathe
Arabic بَانْيُو, مَغْسَل
- بَانْيُو (bānyō)large container in which a person may bathe
- مَغْسَل (maḡsal)large container in which a person may bathe
Bengali বাথটব
- বাথটব (bathoṭob)large container in which a person may bathe
Bulgarian ва́на
- ва́на (vána)large container in which a person may bathe
Catalan banyera, bany
- banyeralarge container in which a person may bathe
- banylarge container in which a person may bathe
Chinese Cantonese 浴缸
- 浴缸 (juk⁶ gong¹)large container in which a person may bathe
Chinese Mandarin 浴缸, 浴盆
- 浴缸 (yùgāng)large container in which a person may bathe
- 浴盆 (yùpén)large container in which a person may bathe
- 澡盆 (zǎopén)large container in which a person may bathe
Czech vana
- vanalarge container in which a person may bathe
Danish badekar
- badekarlarge container in which a person may bathe
Dutch badkuip, ligbad
- badkuiplarge container in which a person may bathe
- ligbadlarge container in which a person may bathe
Esperanto banujo, bankuvo
- banujolarge container in which a person may bathe
- bankuvolarge container in which a person may bathe
Estonian vann
- vannlarge container in which a person may bathe
Finnish amme, kylpyamme
- ammelarge container in which a person may bathe
- kylpyammelarge container in which a person may bathe
French baignoire
- baignoirelarge container in which a person may bathe
German Badewanne
- Badewannelarge container in which a person may bathe
Greek μπανιέρα, λουτήρας
- μπανιέρα (baniéra)large container in which a person may bathe
- λουτήρας (loutíras)large container in which a person may bathe
Hawaiian kapu ʻauʻau
- kapu ʻauʻaularge container in which a person may bathe
Hebrew אַמְבַּטְיָה, אמבט
- אַמְבַּטְיָה (ambátya)large container in which a person may bathe
- אמבטlarge container in which a person may bathe
Hindi बाथटब
- बाथटब (bāthṭab)large container in which a person may bathe
Hungarian fürdőkád, kád
- fürdőkádlarge container in which a person may bathe
- kádlarge container in which a person may bathe
Icelandic baðkar, baðker
- baðkarlarge container in which a person may bathe
- baðkerlarge container in which a person may bathe
Indonesian bak mandi
- bak mandilarge container in which a person may bathe
Irish dabhach fholctha, tobán folctha
- dabhach fholcthalarge container in which a person may bathe
- tobán folcthalarge container in which a person may bathe
Italian bagno, vasca da bagno
- bagnolarge container in which a person may bathe
- vasca da bagnolarge container in which a person may bathe
Japanese 浴槽, 湯船
- 浴槽 (yokusō)large container in which a person may bathe
- 湯船 (yubune)large container in which a person may bathe
Korean 목욕통, 욕조
- 목욕통 (mogyoktong)large container in which a person may bathe
- 욕조 (yokjo)large container in which a person may bathe
Latin dureta, lābrum
- duretalarge container in which a person may bathe
- lābrumlarge container in which a person may bathe
- alveuslarge container in which a person may bathe
Latvian vanna
- vannalarge container in which a person may bathe
Lithuanian vonia
- vonialarge container in which a person may bathe
Malay tab mandi
- tab mandilarge container in which a person may bathe
Māori tāpu
- tāpularge container in which a person may bathe
Norwegian Bokmål badekar
- badekarlarge container in which a person may bathe
Persian وان, آبزن
- وان (vân)large container in which a person may bathe
- آبزن (âbzan)large container in which a person may bathe
- کدوخ (kadôx)large container in which a person may bathe
Polish wanna
- wannalarge container in which a person may bathe
Portuguese banheira
- banheiralarge container in which a person may bathe
Romanian cadă
- cadălarge container in which a person may bathe
Russian ва́нна
- ва́нна (vánna)large container in which a person may bathe
Scottish Gaelic amar-ionnlaid
- amar-ionnlaidlarge container in which a person may bathe
Slovak vaňa
- vaňalarge container in which a person may bathe
Spanish bañera, bañadera
- bañeralarge container in which a person may bathe
- bañaderalarge container in which a person may bathe
- tinalarge container in which a person may bathe
Swedish badkar
- badkarlarge container in which a person may bathe
Tagalog banyera
- banyeralarge container in which a person may bathe
Thai อ่างอาบน้ำ
- อ่างอาบน้ำ (àang-àap-náam)large container in which a person may bathe
Turkish küvet
- küvetlarge container in which a person may bathe
Ukrainian ва́нна
- ва́нна (vánna)large container in which a person may bathe
Urdu مغسل
- مغسل (maġsal)large container in which a person may bathe
Vietnamese bể tắm, bồn tắm
- bể tắmlarge container in which a person may bathe
- bồn tắmlarge container in which a person may bathe
Welsh twb ymolchi
- twb ymolchilarge container in which a person may bathe
Yiddish וואַנע, ביטל
- וואַנע (vane)large container in which a person may bathe
- ביטל (bitl)large container in which a person may bathe
Cite this entry
APA
bathtub. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bathtub
MLA
“bathtub.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bathtub. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bathtub,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bathtub.
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