toilet bowl

noun

Receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans.

“These days, toilet bowls are most often of porcelain; however, one can find some of stainless steel, and even of resin or polymers.”

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Meanings

nountoilet bowl (plural toilet bowls)

plural toilet bowls

  1. Receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans.

    These days, toilet bowls are most often of porcelain; however, one can find some of stainless steel, and even of resin or polymers.

Origin

From toilet + bowl.

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Translations

Catalan tassa
  • tassareceptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
Chinese Mandarin 馬桶 /马桶, 廁缸 /厕缸
  • 馬桶 /马桶 (mǎtǒng)receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • 廁缸 /厕缸 (cègāng)receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • 大便器 (dàbiànqì)receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • 坐便器 (zuòbiànqì)receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
Danish toiletkumme
  • toiletkummereceptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
Finnish wc-allas
  • wc-allasreceptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
French cuvette de toilette, bol de toilette
  • cuvette de toilettereceptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • bol de toilettereceptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
German Klomuschel, Kloschüssel
  • Klomuschelreceptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Kloschüsselreceptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Klospülungreceptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Toilettenschüsselreceptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • Toilettenspülungreceptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • WC-Spülungreceptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
Hebrew אסלה
  • אסלה (aslá)receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
Hungarian vécé, vécécsésze
  • vécéreceptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • vécécsészereceptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • vécékagylóreceptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • WCreceptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
Irish babhla leithris
  • babhla leithrisreceptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
Italian tazza, water
  • tazzareceptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • waterreceptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
Japanese 便器
  • 便器 (benki)receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
Korean 변기
  • 변기 (byeon'gi)receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
Polish muszla klozetowa, muszla
  • muszla klozetowareceptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • muszlareceptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • sedesreceptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • klozetreceptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
Portuguese vaso sanitário
  • vaso sanitárioreceptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
Russian унитаз
  • унитаз (unitaz)receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
Spanish taza (de retrete), poceta
  • taza (de retrete)receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • pocetareceptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
Welsh powlen tŷ bach, powlen toiled
  • powlen tŷ bachreceptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
  • powlen toiledreceptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans
Cite this entry
APA

toilet bowl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toilet%20bowl

MLA

“toilet bowl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toilet%20bowl. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toilet bowl,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toilet%20bowl.

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