lavadouro

Portuguese
Lavadouro

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /la.vaˈdo(w).ɾu/ [la.vaˈdo(ʊ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /la.vaˈdo(w).ɾo/ [la.vaˈdo(ʊ̯).ɾo]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ.vɐˈdo(w).ɾu/ [lɐ.vɐˈðo(w).ɾu]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ.bɐˈdow.ɾu/ [lɐ.βɐˈðow.ɾu]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ.vɐˈdo.ɾu/ [lɐ.vɐˈðo.ɾu]

  • Hyphenation: la‧va‧dou‧ro

Noun

lavadouro m (plural lavadouros)

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

References
  1. “lavadouro” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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