🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

lavadora

Pronunciation / Transliteration: la-va-do-ra

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Laundry Machine/ˈlɔːndri məˈʃiːn/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Puse mi ropa en la lavadora."

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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