lavadouro

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Portuguese

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Lavadouro

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /la.vaˈdo(w).ɾu/ [la.vaˈdo(ʊ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /la.vaˈdo(w).ɾo/ [la.vaˈdo(ʊ̯).ɾo]
 

  • Rhymes: -owɾu
  • Hyphenation: la‧va‧dou‧ro

Noun

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lavadouro m (plural lavadouros)

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

References

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  1. ^ lavadouro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024