🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Waschmaschine

Pronunciation / Transliteration: vash-ma-shee-neh

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Laundry Machine/ˈlɔːndri məˈʃiːn/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Ich habe meine Kleidung in die Waschmaschine gelegt."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A machine used for washing clothes automatically.

    "I put my dirty clothes in the laundry machine and set it to wash."
  2. 2

    A household appliance that cleans garments and textiles using water and detergent.

    "The laundry machine is essential for keeping our clothes clean and fresh."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'laundry' originates from the Latin word 'lavare', meaning 'to wash', which evolved through Old French 'lavanderie' to denote a place for washing clothes. 'Machine' comes from the Latin 'machina', which refers to a device or apparatus, indicating the mechanization of the washing process in the 19th century.

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