lavadura

Galician

Etymology

From lavar +‎ -dura, or from a Vulgar Latin *lavatūra, from Latin lavō (“I wash”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [laβaˈðuɾɐ]

Noun

lavadura f (plural lavaduras)

1. wash, washing

   Synonym: lavado

2. wash water that, because of the rests of aliments it contains, is fed to the pigs
3. (by extension) soup for feeding the pigs, prepared with greens, potato peels, turnips, bran and leftovers

   Synonyms: calda, eslava

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “lavadura”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “lavadura”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lavadura”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Portuguese

Etymology

lavar +‎ -dura, or from a Vulgar Latin root *lavatūra, from Latin lavō.

Noun

lavadura f (plural lavaduras)

1. washing; wash (the act of washing)

   Synonyms: lavação, lavagem, lavamento

Related terms

• lavar

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Spanish

Noun

lavadura f (plural lavaduras)

1. washing

Further reading

• “lavadura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014