lavadoiro

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin lavatorium, or from lavar (to wash) +‎ -doiro. Compare Portuguese lavadouro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laβaˈðojɾo̝/

Noun

lavadoiro m (plural lavadoiros)

  1. washboard
  2. lavoir, washing place; public or communal installation for washing clothes, frequently roofed

See also

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin lavātōrium,[1] thus a doublet of lavatório. By surface analysis, lavar +‎ -doiro. Compare Galician lavadoiro.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /la.vaˈdoj.ɾu/ [la.vaˈdoɪ̯.ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /la.vaˈdoj.ɾo/ [la.vaˈdoɪ̯.ɾo]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ.vɐˈdoj.ɾu/ [lɐ.vɐˈðoj.ɾu]

  • Hyphenation: la‧va‧doi‧ro

Noun

lavadoiro m (plural lavadoiros)

  1. alternative form of lavadouro

References

  1. ^ lavadouro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032025