bidet tap
- noun
- UK
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grifo de bidet
- The new bathroom comes with a modern bidet tap that includes a temperature control knob.
Examples
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He replaced the old faucet with a sleek chrome bidet tap for better hygiene.
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Please make sure the bidet tap is tightly closed after use to prevent dripping.
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The bidet tap is easy to use.
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I installed a new bidet tap yesterday.
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He replaced the old faucet with a sleek chrome bidet tap for better hygiene.
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The new bathroom comes with a modern bidet tap that includes a temperature control knob.
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Please make sure the bidet tap is tightly closed after use to prevent dripping.
Synonyms
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A device that controls liquid flow from a pipe or barrel
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A thing that controls the flow of water from a pipe
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A small tap that controls liquid coming from a container
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A thing that controls the flow of water from a pipe
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A device that controls the flow of water from a pipe
How Advanced
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a tap installed on a bidet' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'bidet' (a basin for personal hygiene) with 'tap' (a device controlling water flow). This noun–noun compositional pattern is literal, common across languages, and predictable for a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Bidet tap comes from bidet, a French word that once meant a small 'horse' because people sat on the fixture like riding, and tap, meaning the water faucet. So a bidet tap is the tap on a bidet that gives water for 'washing'.