eau de Javel

French

Etymology

From the former village (now Parisian neighbourhood) of Javel, which was home to a chemical factory where bleach was produced.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o d(ə) ʒa.vɛl/

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Noun

eau de Javel f (uncountable)

1. bleach

   Synonym: javel

Derived terms

• javel
  • javelliser
    • javellisation

Descendants

• → Arabic: مَاء جافيل (māʔ žāvēl) (calque)
• → Azerbaijani: Javel suyu (calque)
• → Czech: javelská voda (calque)
• → English: Javel water (calque)
• → German: Javelwasser (calque)
• → Persian: آب ژاول (âb-e žâvel) (calque)
• → Romanian: apă de Javel (calque)
• → Russian: одежаве́ль (odežavélʹ)
• → Russian: жаве́льская вода́ (žavélʹskaja vodá) (calque)