In the UK, faucets are known as taps. Hot water or cold water taps.
Derived from the Middle French “fausset,” meaning bung, faucet is the word of choice to describe the thingamajig that you use to turn the water on and off in a bathtub, sink or washbasin…that is, if you speak American English. The British prefer to regulate their household water supply with a fitting known as a “tap,” based on the Old English “teppa,” which referred to a peg inserted into the bunghole of a cask to control the flow of ale, mead, or other intoxicating beverage (ye olde Anglo Saxons were quite the merrie bunch). 1
1. Guide, C., Works, H., Us, A., & us, C. (2023). Faucet, Tap, or Spigot? | Networx. Retrieved 6 July 2023, from https://www.networx.com/
