"squat toilet" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: squat toilets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} squat toilet (plural squat toilets)
  1. A toilet, usually consisting of a hole in the ground and sometimes a tank, which is used while squatting instead of sitting. Synonyms: squatter, Turkish toilet, French toilet Related terms: flush toilet, sitting toilet Translations (toilet which is used while squatting): 蹲式廁所 /蹲式厕所 (dūnshì cèsuǒ) (Chinese Mandarin), 蹲廁 /蹲厕 (dūncè) (Chinese Mandarin), 蹲便器 (dūnbiànqì) (Chinese Mandarin), kaŭrklozeto (Esperanto), kyykkykäymälä (Finnish), toilettes à la turque [feminine, plural] (French), Hocktoilette [feminine] (German), Hockklo [neuter] (German), Stehklo [neuter] (German), Türkenklo [neuter] (German), 和式トイレ (washiki-toire) (alt: わしきといれ) (Japanese), 和式便所 (washiki-benjo) (alt: わしきべんじょ) (Japanese), توالت ایرانی (tuâlet-e irâni, tuâlet irâni) (Persian), ubikacja kucana [feminine] (Polish), toaletă turcească [feminine] (Romanian), напо́льный унита́з (napólʹnyj unitáz) [masculine] (Russian), туре́цкий унита́з (turéckij unitáz) [masculine] (Russian), čučavac [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), taza turca [feminine] (Spanish), alaturka tuvalet (Turkish)

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