ducha

See also: duchá and dúcha

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈduxa]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uxa
• Hyphenation: du‧cha

Noun

ducha m

1. genitive/accusative singular of duch

Interlingua

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ducha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdu.ʃa/
• Rhymes: -uʃa
• Hyphenation: du‧cha

Noun

ducha (plural duchas)

1. douche (a jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally)
2. shower, shower bath

Derived terms

• duchar

Polish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈdu.xa/

• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Goral):
    • (Zagórze) IPA^(key): [ˈdu.xa]

• Rhymes: -uxa
• Syllabification: du‧cha

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dʰews-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeh₂

Proto-Indo-European *dʰowsyeh₂

Proto-Balto-Slavic *dáusjāˀ

Proto-Slavic *dūšà

Polish duszabf.

Polish ducha

Back-formation from dusza.

Noun

ducha f

1. (Zagórze) alternative form of duch / dusza

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ducha m animal

1. genitive/accusative singular of duch

Further reading

• Józefa Kobylińska (2001), “ducha, -y”, in Marian Kucała, editor, Słownik gwary gorczańskiej (zagórzańskiej)‎^[1] (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Akademii Pedagogicznej, →ISBN, page 33

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Italian docciabor.

French douchebor.

Portuguese ducha

Borrowed from French douche, borrowed from Italian doccia.

Alternative forms

• duche (Portugal)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdu.ʃɐ/

• Rhymes: -uʃɐ
• Hyphenation: du‧cha

Noun

ducha f (plural duchas) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

1. douche (a jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally)
2. shower (device for bathing that makes water fall on the body)

   Synonym: chuveiro

3. shower (an instance of bathing with this device)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ducha

1. inflection of duchar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “ducha”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “ducha”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
• “ducha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdut͡ʃa/ [ˈd̪u.t͡ʃa]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -utʃa
• Syllabification: du‧cha

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Italian docciabor.

French douchebor.

Spanish ducha

Borrowed from French douche, borrowed from Italian doccia.

Noun

ducha f (plural duchas)

1. shower (device)

   Synonym: regadera

2. shower (act of having a shower)

   Voy a pegarme una ducha.

   I'm gonna have a shower.

Derived terms

• duchita (diminutive)

• cabezal de ducha
• cortina de ducha
• duchazo
• flor de ducha
• gel de ducha
• plato de ducha

Related terms

• duchar

Etymology 2

Adjective

ducha f

1. feminine singular of ducho

Etymology 3

Verb

ducha

1. inflection of duchar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “ducha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025