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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSoap
/soʊp/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A substance used with water for washing and cleaning, made of a compound of natural oils or fats with sodium hydroxide or another strong alkali.
"Wash your hands with soap and water."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Old English sāp, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeep and German Seife, from an Indo-European root meaning 'to flow' or 'resin'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Soap" is said worldwide
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savon
Transliteration: savon
"Lavez-vous les mains avec du savon."
Seife
Transliteration: Seife
"Wasche deine Hände mit Seife."
sapone
Transliteration: sapone
"Lavati le mani con il sapone."
jabón
Transliteration: jabón
"Lávate las manos con jabón."
sabonete
Transliteration: sabonete
"Lave as mãos com sabonete."
साबुन
Transliteration: sabun
"अपने हाथ साबुन से धोएं।"
肥皂
Transliteration: féizào
"请用肥皂洗手。"
비누
Transliteration: binu
"비누로 손을 씻으세요."
石鹸
Transliteration: sekken
"石鹸で手を洗いなさい。"
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