showerhead

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noun

A perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather, sometimes in adjustable patterns.

OriginEnglish head ← Middle English heed ← Old English hēafod →
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Meanings

nounshowerhead (plural showerheads)

plural showerheads · alternative shower head

  1. A perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather, sometimes in adjustable patterns.
  2. A part of a coffeemaker for dispersing water evenly over the grounds.

    The steam then carries the water to the top of the machine where it escapes through the showerhead.

    2015, Shawn Steiman, The Little Coffee Know-It-All, page 86

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
shower rose

Origin

  1. Englishshower
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kap-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*káput
  5. Proto-Germanic*haubudą
  6. Old Englishhēafod
  7. Middle Englishheed
  8. Englishhead
  9. Englishshowerhead

From shower + head.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan carxofa
  • carxofaperforated nozzle that showers water on a bather
Chinese Mandarin 淋浴噴頭 /淋浴喷头
  • 淋浴噴頭 /淋浴喷头 (línyù pēntóu)perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather
Danish bruser
  • bruserperforated nozzle that showers water on a bather
Dutch douchekop
  • douchekopperforated nozzle that showers water on a bather
Esperanto duŝkapo
  • duŝkapoperforated nozzle that showers water on a bather
Finnish suihkupää, suihkukappale
  • suihkupääperforated nozzle that showers water on a bather
  • suihkukappaleperforated nozzle that showers water on a bather
  • suihkusuutinperforated nozzle that showers water on a bather
French pommeau
  • pommeauperforated nozzle that showers water on a bather
German Duschkopf
  • Duschkopfperforated nozzle that showers water on a bather
Hungarian zuhanyfej, zuhanyrózsa
  • zuhanyfejperforated nozzle that showers water on a bather
  • zuhanyrózsaperforated nozzle that showers water on a bather
Irish sconna cithfholcadáin
  • sconna cithfholcadáinperforated nozzle that showers water on a bather
Italian soffione doccia
  • soffione docciaperforated nozzle that showers water on a bather
Norwegian dusjhode
  • dusjhodeperforated nozzle that showers water on a bather
Portuguese chuveiro
  • chuveiroperforated nozzle that showers water on a bather
Russian лейка душа
  • лейка душа (lejka duša)perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather
Spanish alcachofa, duchero
  • alcachofaperforated nozzle that showers water on a bather
  • ducheroperforated nozzle that showers water on a bather
  • rosetaperforated nozzle that showers water on a bather
  • florperforated nozzle that showers water on a bather
Swedish duschhuvud, duschmunstycke
  • duschhuvudperforated nozzle that showers water on a bather
  • duschmunstyckeperforated nozzle that showers water on a bather
Thai ฝักบัว
  • ฝักบัว (fàk-buua)perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather
Turkish duş başlığı
  • duş başlığıperforated nozzle that showers water on a bather
Vietnamese vòi hoa sen, vòi sen
  • vòi hoa senperforated nozzle that showers water on a bather
  • vòi senperforated nozzle that showers water on a bather
Cite this entry
APA

showerhead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/showerhead

MLA

“showerhead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/showerhead. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “showerhead,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/showerhead.

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