Restroom — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a toilet that is available to the public

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɛstɹuːm/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɛstɹuːm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɛstɹuːm/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɛstɹuːm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

public toilet convenience toilet facility wash room public convenience comfort station public lavatory

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Toilette

eine Toilette, die der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich ist

🇫🇷French

toilettes

des toilettes accessibles au public

🇪🇸Spanish

baño

un baño que está disponible para el público

🇮🇹Italian

bagno

un servizio igienico a disposizione del pubblico

🇳🇱Dutch

toilet

een toilet dat toegankelijk is voor het publiek

🇵🇹Portuguese

banheiro

um banheiro que está disponível ao público

🇷🇺Russian

туалет

туалет, доступный для публики

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पाख़ाना

एक शौचालय जो जनता के लिए उपलब्ध है

🇧🇩Bengali

বিশ্রামাগার

একটি টয়লেট যা জনসাধারণের জন্য উপলব্ধ

🇮🇳Tamil

கழிவறை

பொதுமக்களுக்குக் கிடைக்கும் ஒரு கழிப்பறை

🇮🇳Telugu

విశ్రాంతి గది

ప్రజలకు అందుబాటులో ఉండే టాయిలెట్

🇮🇳Marathi

स्वच्छतागृह

एक शौचालय जे लोकांसाठी उपलब्ध आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

શૌચાલય

એક શૌચાલય જે જાહેર જનતા માટે ઉપલબ્ધ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಶ್ರಾಂತಿ ಕೊಠಡಿ

ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರಿಗೆ ಲಭ್ಯವಿರುವ ಶೌಚಾಲಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിശ്രമമുറി

പൊതുജനങ്ങൾക്ക് ലഭ്യമായ ഒരു ടോയ്‌ലറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੈਸਟਰੂਮ

ਇੱਕ ਟਾਇਲਟ ਜੋ ਜਨਤਾ ਲਈ ਉਪਲਬਧ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیت الخلا

ایک بیت الخلا جو عوام کے لیے دستیاب ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

卫生间

向公众开放的厕所

🇯🇵Japanese

トイレ

公衆が利用できるトイレ

🇰🇷Korean

화장실

일반인이 이용할 수 있는 화장실

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhà vệ sinh

một nhà vệ sinh có sẵn cho công chúng

🇹🇭Thai

ห้องน้ำ

ห้องสุขาที่ประชาชนสามารถใช้ได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

kamar kecil

toilet yang tersedia untuk umum

🇵🇭Filipino

banyo

isang palikuran na magagamit ng publiko

🇲🇾Malay

tandas

tandas yang tersedia untuk orang ramai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مرحاض

مرحاض متاح للجمهور

🇮🇷Persian

سرویس بهداشتی

توالتی که در دسترس عموم است

🇹🇷Turkish

tuvalet

halka açık bir tuvalet

🇮🇱Hebrew

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The primary meaning of 'restroom' is 'a toilet that is available to the public'.

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Using 'restroom' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'restroom' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'restroom' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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