eau de toilette en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌəʊ də twɑːˈlɛt/
Etymology
Borrowed from French eau de toilette.
Meanings
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(qualifier:perfumery) A lightly scented perfume to freshen the skin, usually applied directly to the skin after bathing or shaving.
The perfume market has always been a two-tiered one, with a relatively small number of buyers of small bottles of real perfume and eau de parfum that cost large amounts of money, and a larger number of buyers of somewhat larger bottles of cologne and eau de toilette that are considerably more affordable but not always cheap.
1987 October 14, Timothy Kalich, “Marketing: What's in a Smell?”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN, archived from the original on 01 Feb 2023:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| eaus de toilette | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| eau de toilettes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| eaux de toilette | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
eau de parfum · eau de Cologne
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (33)
de Eau de Toilette (lightly scented perfume) · et tualettvesi (lightly scented perfume) · ja オードトワレット (lightly scented perfume) · es eau de toilette (lightly scented perfume) · be туале́тная вада́ (lightly scented perfume) · ja オードトワレ (lightly scented perfume) · vep tualetvezi (lightly scented perfume) · fa-ira اُدوتویلِت (lightly scented perfume) · fr eau de toilette (lightly scented perfume) · lv tualetes ūdens (lightly scented perfume) · bg тоале́тна вода́ (lightly scented perfume) · fi eau de toilette (lightly scented perfume) · ru туале́тная вода́ (lightly scented perfume) · cmn 淡香水 (lightly scented perfume) · yue 花露水 (lightly scented perfume) · ro apă de toaletă (lightly scented perfume) · fi toilettivesi (lightly scented perfume) · yue 淡香水 (lightly scented perfume) · sl toaletna vôdica (lightly scented perfume) · sh toaletna voda (lightly scented perfume) · pl woda toaletowa (lightly scented perfume) · fa-ira آبِ مُعَطَّر (lightly scented perfume) · mk тоале́тна вода (lightly scented perfume) · ko 오드투왈렛 (lightly scented perfume) · ml ഓ ദെ ത്വാലെത് (lightly scented perfume) · uk туале́тна вода́ (lightly scented perfume) · cmn 花露水 (lightly scented perfume) · pt água de toalete (lightly scented perfume) · sk toaletná voda (lightly scented perfume) · nl eau de toilette (lightly scented perfume) · sh тоалетна вода (lightly scented perfume) · cs toaletní voda (lightly scented perfume) · nv tó łikání halchiní (lightly scented perfume)