🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

bañera

Pronunciation / Transliteration: baɲeɾa

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bathtub/ˈbæθ.tʌb/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Ella llenó la bañera con agua caliente."

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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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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'bathtub' is derived from the combination of 'bath', which comes from Old English 'bæþ', meaning a washing or immersion in water, and 'tub', which originates from the Latin 'tubus', meaning a pipe or tube. The term evolved in the late 19th century as indoor plumbing became more common.

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