Dictionary

restroom en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹɛstˌɹum/ (General-American)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From rest + room, from an earlier sense of "breakroom".

Meanings

1. (Philippines, US, euphemistic) A room containing a public toilet: a public lavatory.
   • Could you tell me where I can find the restroom?
2. (archaic, dated) A room (usually in a public building or workplace) set aside for rest and relaxation; breakroom.

Forms

Deriveds

use the restroom · go to the restroom

Hyponyms

bathroom

Synonyms

bathroom

Translations (66)

ur جائے ضرور (public room containing a toilet) · ur مستراح (public room containing a toilet) · es servicios higiénicos (public room containing a toilet) · km បង្គន់សាធារណៈ (public room containing a toilet) · ru туале́т (public room containing a toilet) · id kamar mandi (public room containing a toilet) · mk тоале́т (public room containing a toilet) · es aseos (public room containing a toilet) · ro toaletă (public room containing a toilet) · la forica (public room containing a toilet) · pt casa de banho (public room containing a toilet) · lmo gabinet (public room containing a toilet) · es baño (public room containing a toilet) · lmo servicî (public room containing a toilet) · pt privada (public room containing a toilet) · pl łazienka (public room containing a toilet) · ca lavabo (public room containing a toilet) · ja お手洗い (public room containing a toilet) · bg тоалетна (public room containing a toilet) · pl kibel (public room containing a toilet) · hy զուգարան (public room containing a toilet) · ur حاجت گاہ (public room containing a toilet) · aii ܒܹܝܬ ܢܝܵܚܵܐ (public room containing a toilet) · ur پا خانہ (public room containing a toilet) · fi vessa (public room containing a toilet) · lmo cess (public room containing a toilet) · uk вбира́льня (public room containing a toilet) · ko 화장실 (public room containing a toilet) · he נוֹחִיּוּת (public room containing a toilet) · fi WC (public room containing a toilet) · ro WC (public room containing a toilet) · it bagno (public room containing a toilet) · pl sracz (public room containing a toilet) · ar حَمَّام (public room containing a toilet) · es escusado (public room containing a toilet) · ur صحت خانہ (public room containing a toilet) · lmo bagn (public room containing a toilet) · it servizi (public room containing a toilet) · es wálter (public room containing a toilet) · ru убо́рная (public room containing a toilet) · hu mellékhelyiség (public room containing a toilet) · it toilette (public room containing a toilet) · nl WC (public room containing a toilet) · he שֵׁרוּתִים (public room containing a toilet) · pt banheiro (public room containing a toilet) · str EMETÁU¸TW̱ (public room containing a toilet) · ar حُجْرَة التُوَالِيت (public room containing a toilet) · pt lavabo (public room containing a toilet) · nl toilet (public room containing a toilet) · de Toilette (public room containing a toilet) · fr cabinet d'aisance (public room containing a toilet) · pl ubikacja (public room containing a toilet) · ms tandas (public room containing a toilet) · pl WC (public room containing a toilet) · ja トイレ (public room containing a toilet) · ca bany (public room containing a toilet) · pt quarto de banho (public room containing a toilet) · ur فراغت خانہ (public room containing a toilet) · fr toilettes (public room containing a toilet) · uk туале́т (public room containing a toilet) · ms bilik air (public room containing a toilet) · ur بیت الخلاء (public room containing a toilet) · es servicio (public room containing a toilet) · cmn 公共廁所 /公共厕所 (public room containing a toilet) · pl klop (public room containing a toilet) · sv toalett (public room containing a toilet)