noun

shower

Translation

shower, downpour, shower stall

I'm going to have a quick shower.

We got caught in a heavy shower.

The shower in my bathroom is broken.

to have/take a shower. I'm going to have a quick shower.

a shower of ((sth.)). We got caught in a heavy shower of rain.

Synonyms: (wash) bath; (rain) downpour, drizzle

From Old English *scūr* 'shower of rain, storm'. The bathroom sense comes from the water falling like rain.

Imagine rain 'showering' down, which connects the weather meaning (a shower of rain) to the bathroom one (a shower).