laundry

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laundry

/ˈlɔːn.dɹi/
/ˈlɑn.dɹi/ cot caught merger
/ˈlɑːn.dɹi/

Rhymes with -ɔːndɹi, -ɑndɹi

Where it comes from

From Middle English lavendrie, from Old French lavanderie, from Latin lavandaria. See launder.

noun laundries

countable, uncountable A laundering; a washing. In our family of five, we have to do the laundry every other day.
countable, uncountable A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing. Old Faithful is sometimes degraded by being made a laundry. Garments placed in the crater during quiescence are ejected thoroughly washed when the eruption takes place.
countable, uncountable That which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered. You've left your dirty laundry all over the house.
countable, slang, uncountable A penalty flag.
countable, uncountable A business whose primary purpose is to conceal the origins of money received illegally.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: wash, washables, laundering, laundromat, towel, scrubber, washout, lavage, handwashing, washing, tablecloth, scrubbing, sheet, detergent, bleaching, soap

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noun laundering; washing

Español	colada, lavado
한국어	세탁 setak, 빨래 ppallae
日本語	洗濯 sentaku
中文	洗衣 xǐyī, 洗濯 xǐzhuó
हिन्दी	धुलाई dhulāī
Português	lavada, lavação, lavagem
Français	blanchisserie, blanchissage
Deutsch	Wäsche, Waschen
Italiano	bucato
Ελληνικά	πλύσιμο plýsimo, μπουγάδα bougáda
Română	spălare, spălat
Русский	сти́рка stírka
Tiếng Việt	giặt giạ, giặt giũ
العربية	غَسِيل ḡasīl, غَسْل ḡasl
עברית	כְּבִיסָה kvisá

noun place or room where laundering is done

Español	lavandería, habitación de lavado, lavandero
한국어	세탁실 setaksil, 세탁소 setakso
日本語	ランドリー randorī, 洗濯屋 sentakuya
中文	洗衣房 xǐyīfáng, 洗衣店 xǐyīdiàn
हिन्दी	धुलाईघर dhulāīghar, लॉन्ड्री lŏnḍrī, लांड्री lāṇḍrī, धोबीख़ाना dhobīxānā, धोबीखाना dhobīkhānā, धोबीघर dhobīghar
Português	lavanderia, lavandaria, área de serviço
Français	laverie, buanderie
Deutsch	Waschküche, Waschraum, Wäscherei, Waschsalon
Italiano	lavanderia
Ελληνικά	πλυσταριό plystarió, πλυντήριο plyntírio
Română	spălătorie, cameră de spălat
Русский	пра́чечная práčečnaja
Tiếng Việt	phòng giặt là, tiệm giặt là
العربية	مَصْبَغَة maṣbaḡa, مَغْسَلَة maḡsala
עברית	חֲדַר כְּבִיסָה khadár kvisá

noun that which needs to be laundered

Español	ropa sucia, colada, lavado
한국어	빨랫감 ppallaetgam, 세탁물 setangmul
日本語	洗濯物 sentakumono
中文	要洗的衣服 yào xǐ de yīfu
Português	roupa suja
Français	linge
Deutsch	Wäsche, Waschgut
Italiano	bucato
Ελληνικά	άπλυτα áplyta
Română	rufe, lucruri de spălat, rufă
Русский	бельё belʹjó
Tiếng Việt	quần áo đã giặt là
العربية	مَغْسَلَة maḡsala
עברית	כְּבִיסָה kvisá

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@misc{laundry_2026,
  title = {laundry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/laundry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}