baignoire

/bɛ.ɲwaʁ/

la noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les baignoires

Meaning

  1. bathtub

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

bain

Worth distinguishing: baignoire is the bathtub object itself; bain is the bath/water.

Similar in other languages

German

Badewanne

Badewanne is the German word for the same thing — both mean "bathtub."

Spanish

bañera

bañera is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "bathtub."

Portuguese

banheira

banheira is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "bathtub."

Practice

1 What does baignoire mean?

2 Fill the gap: Les enfants adorent jouer dans la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches baignoire?

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