lavadouro

Portuguese

Lavadouro

Alternative forms

• lavadoiro (older form)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ.vɐˈdo(w).ɾu/ [lɐ.vɐˈðo(w).ɾu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ.vɐˈdo(w).ɾu/ [lɐ.vɐˈðo(w).ɾu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ.bɐˈdow.ɾu/ [lɐ.βɐˈðow.ɾu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ.vɐˈdo.ɾu/ [lɐ.vɐˈðo.ɾu]

• Hyphenation: la‧va‧dou‧ro

Noun

lavadouro m (plural lavadouros)

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