szalet
Polish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French chalet, from Franco-Provençal çhalè (“herdsman's hut in the mountains”), from Old Franco-Provençal chaslet, diminutive of chasel (“farmhouse”), from Late Latin casālis (“house-like, house-related”), from Latin casa (“house”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editszalet m inan (diminutive szalecik)
- outhouse
- public toilet
- (figurative) a place of moral or physical uncleanliness
Declension
editDeclension of szalet
Further reading
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- Rhymes:Polish/alɛt
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