lavarropas
Spanish
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of lava (“to wash”) + ropas (“garments, clothing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /labaˈropas/ [la.β̞aˈro.pas]
- Rhymes: -opas
- Syllabification: la‧va‧rro‧pas
Noun
lavarropas m (plural lavarropas)
- (Rioplatense, Bolivia, Paraguay) washing machine
- Synonym: lavadora
Noun
lavarropas
- plural of lavarropa
Further reading
- “lavarropas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
- “lavarropas”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010