DOUCHE


Meaning of DOUCHE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdüsh ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Italian doccia, from docciare to douche, from doccia water pipe, probably back-formation from doccione conduit, from Latin duction-, ductio means of conveying water, from ducere to lead — more at tow

Date: 1766

1.

a. : a jet or current of liquid (as a cleansing solution) directed against or into a bodily part or cavity (as the vagina)

b. : an act of cleansing with a douche

2. : a device for giving douches

3. British : an abrupt often chastening shock to the nerves, emotions, or awareness

the icy douche (what he said about my work) — John Fowles

• douche verb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.