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lessive.

lye, alkaline solution; detergent

7 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/le.siv/

  1. lye, alkaline solution; detergent

    feminine

  2. laundry

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French lissive, leissive, from Latin lixīva, noun use of the adjective lixīvus (“made into lye”), from the phrase [aqua] lixīva by ellipsis. Compare Italian lisciva, Spanish lejía, Catalan lleixiu, Romanian leșie, Sardinian lissía.

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