restroom

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restroom

  • /ˈɹɛstˌɹum/ US

Where it comes from

From rest + room, from an earlier sense of "breakroom".

noun restrooms · rest-room · rest room

  1. Philippines, US, euphemistic A room containing a public toilet: a public lavatory. Could you tell me where I can find the restroom?
  2. archaic, dated A room (usually in a public building or workplace) set aside for rest and relaxation; breakroom.

Similar: bathroom

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: comfort station, wash room, convenience, public lavatory, public toilet, latrine, outhouse, crapper, potty, bathroom, washroom, toilet, lavatory, stall, closet, cubicle

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Similar: bathroom

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noun public room containing a toilet

Españolservicio, baño, aseos, servicios higiénicos, escusado, wálter
한국어화장실 hwajangsil
日本語トイレ toire, お手洗い otearai
中文公共廁所 /公共厕所 gōnggòng cèsuǒ
Portuguêsbanheiro, privada, casa de banho, quarto de banho, lavabo
Françaistoilettes, cabinet d'aisance
DeutschToilette
Italianobagno, servizi, toilette
Românătoaletă, WC
Русскийтуале́т tualét, убо́рная ubórnaja
العربيةحُجْرَة التُوَالِيت, حَمَّام ḥammām
עבריתשֵׁרוּתִים sherutím, נוֹחִיּוּת noḥiyút

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@misc{restroom_2026,
  title = {restroom},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/restroom},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}