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Etymology edit

Borrowed 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 edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʂa.lɛt/
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  • Rhymes: -alɛt
  • Syllabification: sza‧let

Noun edit

szalet m inan (diminutive szalecik)

  1. outhouse
  2. public toilet
  3. (figurative) a place of moral or physical uncleanliness

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • szalet in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • szalet in Polish dictionaries at PWN