garbage can
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garbage can
noun garbage cans
- A receptacle, usually roughly cylindrical and wider at the top than at the bottom, which serves as a place to discard waste materials.
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noun waste receptacle
| Español | basurero, bote de basura, caneca, cesto de basura, cubo de basura, latón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 쓰레기통 sseuregitong |
| 日本語 | ごみ箱 gomibako, ごみ入 gomiire |
| 中文 | 垃圾桶 lājītǒng, lèsètǒng, 垃圾箱 lājīxiāng, lèsèxiāng, 垃圾筒 lājītǒng, lèsètǒng |
| हिन्दी | कचरा पात्र kacrā pātra, कूड़ेदान kūṛedān |
| Kiswahili | pipa la taka |
| Português | lixeira, cesto de lixo, lata de lixo, lixo, caixote do lixo |
| Français | poubelle |
| Deutsch | Mülltonne, Mülleimer, Abfalleimer, Papierkorb, Abfallbehälter |
| Italiano | bidone per immondizie, cestino dei rifiuti |
| Ελληνικά | σκουπιδοτενεκές skoupidotenekés |
| Română | coș de gunoi, pubelă, tomberon, ladă de gunoi |
| Русский | му́сорный бак músornyj bak, му́сорник músornik, у́рна úrna, му́сорка músorka |
| Tiếng Việt | thùng rác, sọt rác |
| العربية | حَاوِيَةُ نُفَايَات ḥāwiyatu nufāyāt |
| עברית | פַּח אַשְׁפָּה pakh ashpá |
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@misc{garbage_can_2026,
title = {garbage can},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/garbage%20can},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
