noun
bidet
BEE-day
noun
1
A low bathroom fixture used for washing the genital and anal area after using the toilet.
"Many European bathrooms have a bidet next to the toilet."
How to Use Bidet
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA bathroom fixture for washing after using the toilet, common in Europe and increasingly elsewhere.
Word Forms
bidets plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from French bidet, which originally meant a small pony — the fixture was named for the way a person straddles it much like sitting on a small horse.