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)

1. (Argentina, Uruguay) washing machine

   Synonym: lavadora

Noun

lavarropas

1. 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], 2024 December 10