tap water

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tap water

noun tapwater

  1. uncountable Water that comes from a tap. Near-synonym: drinking water

    Similar: drinking water

  2. uncountable The state of having water available from taps. Although we lived in the city, we didn't have tap water.

    Similar: running water

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noun water from a tap

Españolagua del grifo, agua de caño
한국어수돗물 sudonmul
日本語水道水 suidōsui, 生水 namamizu
中文自來水 /自来水 zìláishuǐ
Portuguêságua da torneira, água encanada, água canalizada
Françaiseau du robinet
DeutschLeitungswasser
Italianoacqua del rubinetto
Ελληνικάνερό της βρύσης neró tis vrýsis
Românăapă de la robinet
Русскийводопрово́дная вода́ vodoprovódnaja vodá
Tiếng Việtnước máy
العربيةمَاء الحَنَفِيَّة māʔ al-ḥanafiyya

noun state of having tap water available

DeutschWasser aus der Leitung, fließendes Wasser

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@misc{tap_water_2026,
  title = {tap water},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tap%20water},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}