washbag

English

A clear plastic washbag

Alternative forms

• wash bag

Etymology

From wash +‎ bag.

Noun

washbag (plural washbags)

1. (UK) A small bag used to hold toiletries and personal washing items

Synonyms

• (UK) toilet bag, toiletry bag, toiletry kit, bathroom bag, washkit, ditty bag, sponge bag, (US) dopp kit, body hygiene kit, toilet article kit, travel kit, shaving kit, wet pack

Translations

toiletries bag

• Chinese: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: nesessääri
• French: trousse de toilette (fr) f
• German: Kulturbeutel (de) m, Necessaire (de) n, Rei­se­ne­ces­saire n
• Italian: borsa da bagno f, astuccio da bagno m
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: kosmetyczka (pl) f
• Portuguese: nécessaire (pt) m
• Spanish: neceser (es) m

Further reading

• “washbag”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “washbag”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “washbag”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.

Anagrams

• Bagshaw, bagwash