gabinetto

toilet

noun gah-bee-NET-toh Rare

Origin: French cabinet, diminutive of cabine

Also means

cabinet (government)

Usage Note

Gabinetto is the everyday Italian word for a toilet or lavatory (andare al gabinetto). In a formal/political register it means the cabinet of ministers (il Gabinetto del Ministro). In older usage it also referred to a small private study. The more polite everyday term for bathroom is bagno.

Examples

"Il bambino chiese dove fosse il gabinetto."

Natural Translation

The child asked where the toilet was.

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