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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

욕조

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yokjo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bathtub/ˈbæθ.tʌb/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그녀는 욕조를 따뜻한 물로 채웠다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A large container for water, used for bathing.

    "She filled the bathtub with warm water and added some bubbles."
  2. 2

    A fixture in a bathroom designed for soaking and washing the body.

    "The luxurious bathroom featured a freestanding bathtub."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word is a compound combining 'bath', derived from Old English 'bæð' meaning a bath or bathing, and 'tub', a late Middle English term of uncertain West Germanic or Dutch origin denoting a broad, open wooden vessel. It emerged into standard English usage during the 19th century as indoor plumbing modernised residential sanitation and bathing fixtures.

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