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douche

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/duːʃ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(do̅o̅sh)

Inflections of 'douche' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

douches: v 3rd person singular

douching: v pres p

douched: v past

douched: v past p

douche (do̅o̅sh),USA pronunciation n., v., douched, douch•ing.
n.

Medicinea jet or current of water, sometimes with a dissolved medicating or cleansing agent, applied to a body part, organ, or cavity for medicinal or hygienic purposes.
Medicinethe application of such a jet.
Medicinean instrument, as a syringe, for administering it.
a bath administered by such a jet.

v.t.

Medicineto apply a douche to.

v.i.

Medicineto use a douche or douches;
undergo douching.

Latin ductiōn- (stem of ductiō) drawing off, conveying (water), equivalent. to duct(us), past participle of dūcere (see ductile) + -iōn- -ion
Italian doccia water pipe, back formation from doccione drainpipe (where -one was taken as augmentative suffix)
French
1675–85

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douche /duːʃ/ n

a stream of water or air directed onto the body surface or into a body cavity, for cleansing or medical purposes
the application of such a stream of water or air
an instrument, such as a special syringe, for applying a douche

to cleanse or treat or be cleansed or treated by means of a douche

Etymology: 18th Century: from French, from Italian doccia, pipe; related to Latin ductus duct

'douche' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

douche bag

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Collocations: [clean, cleanse] with a douche, douche with [water, vinegar], douche after [sex, intercourse], more...

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