"plee" meaning in Dutch

See plee in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pleː/ Audio: Nl-plee.ogg Forms: plees [plural], pleetje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -eː Etymology: Originally part of a more elevated register, but shifted to colloquial or even vulgar usage when wc came into use. Said to derive from French plaît-il. Etymology templates: {{m|nl|wc}} wc, {{bor|nl|fr|plaît-il}} French plaît-il Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|pleetje}} plee m (plural plees, diminutive pleetje n)
  1. (colloquial) loo, john, bathroom Tags: colloquial, masculine Synonyms: toilet, wc Derived forms: pleepapier, pleerol
    Sense id: en-plee-nl-noun-wgKxGcME Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for plee meaning in Dutch (1.5kB)

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        "Dutch terms borrowed from French",
        "Dutch terms derived from French",
        "Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Dutch terms with audio links",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/eː",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/eː/1 syllable"
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