eau de Javel

French

Etymology

From the former village (now Parisian neighbourhood) of Javel, which was home to a chemical factory where bleach was produced.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /o d(ə) ʒa.vɛl/
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Noun

eau de Javel f (uncountable)

  1. bleach
    Synonym: javel

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Arabic: مَاء جافيل (māʔ žāvēl) (calque)
  • → Azerbaijani: Javel suyu (calque)
  • → Czech: javelská voda (calque)
  • → English: Javel water (calque)
  • → German: Javelwasser (calque)
  • → Persian: آب ژاول (âb-e žâvel) (calque)
  • → Romanian: apă de Javel (calque)
  • → Russian: одежаве́ль (odežavélʹ)
  • → Russian: жаве́льская вода́ (žavélʹskaja vodá) (calque)
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