כביסה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
כ־ב־ס (k-b-s)

From the root כ־ב־ס

Noun

כְּבִיסָה • (kvisá) f (plural indefinite כְּבִיסוֹת, singular construct כְּבִיסַת־, plural construct כְּבִיסוֹת־) [pattern: קְטִילָה]

1. A laundering, a washing.
2. Laundry (that which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered).

Derived terms

• מְכוֹנַת כְּבִיסָה f (mekhonát kvisá)
• מְיַבֵּשׁ כְּבִיסָה m (meyabésh kvisá)

Related terms

• כִּבֵּס (kibés)

References

• “כביסה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• כביסה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he