lavette

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.vɛt/

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Noun

lavette f (plural lavettes)

1. (Europe, Africa, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, New Caledonia) dishcloth (to wash dishes)
2. (North America) dishmop
3. (figuratively) wet blanket

Further reading

• “lavette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.