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lavadouro.

lavoir, washing place; public or communal installation for washing clothes, frequently roofed

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/la.vaˈdo(w).ɾu/Brazil[la.vaˈdo(ʊ̯).ɾu]Brazil/lɐ.vɐˈdo(w).ɾu/Portugal[lɐ.vɐˈðo(w).ɾu]Portugal

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

    masculine

  2. washboard

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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

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