"washhouse" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: washhouses [plural]
Etymology: From Old English wæsċhūs, equivalent to wash + house. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|wæsċhūs}} Old English wæsċhūs, {{compound|en|wash|house}} wash + house Head templates: {{en-noun}} washhouse (plural washhouses)
  1. A domestic outbuilding used as a laundry. Translations (a building used as a laundry): pesula (Finnish), pesutupa (Finnish), lavoir [masculine] (French), Waschhaus (German), Lavoir (German), Waschhütte (German), lavatoio [masculine] (Italian), lavadouro [masculine] (Portuguese), lavadoiro [masculine] (Portuguese), tanque [masculine] (Portuguese), lavadero [masculine] (Spanish), płokarnja [feminine] (Upper Sorbian)
    Sense id: en-washhouse-en-noun-ViAFN39d Categories (other): English endocentric compounds Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 20 5 41 34 Disambiguation of 'a building used as a laundry': 45 27 27 1
  2. A public laundry.
    Sense id: en-washhouse-en-noun-nI6jm~lk
  3. (New Zealand) A room in a house used for washing laundry; a utility room. Tags: New-Zealand
    Sense id: en-washhouse-en-noun-d8TNsNAA Categories (other): New Zealand English, English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Upper Sorbian translations Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 20 5 41 34 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 1 82 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 2 86 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 2 84 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 2 88 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 3 67 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 3 77 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 4 78 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 3 80 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 8 3 65 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 2 82 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Upper Sorbian translations: 9 3 70 18
  4. (UK, historical) A public facility where people could wash themselves and their clothes. Tags: UK, historical
    Sense id: en-washhouse-en-noun-nDCN1IEH Categories (other): British English, English endocentric compounds Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 20 5 41 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wash house Related terms: backhouse, washery

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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