Polyglot Dictionary

lava-roupa

/lavɐˈxopɐ/

a noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as lava-roupas

Meaning

  1. washing machine

    Built from lava (washes (from lavar)) + roupa (clothes).

    • A lava-roupa quebrou.

      The washing machine broke.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • lava washes (from lavar)
  • roupa clothes

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Waschmaschine

Waschmaschine is the German word for the same thing — both mean "washing machine."

Spanish

lavadora

lavadora is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "washing machine."

French

lave-linge

lave-linge is the French word for the same thing — both mean "washing machine."

Practice

1 What does lava-roupa mean?

2 Fill the gap: A lava-___ quebrou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lava-roupa?

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