"handsoap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: handsoaps [plural]
Etymology: hand + soap Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hand|soap}} hand + soap Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} handsoap (countable and uncountable, plural handsoaps)
  1. A (bar or liquid) soap for the hands. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: hand soap, hand-soap Translations (handsoap): handseep (Afrikaans), håndsæbe [common-gender] (Danish), handzeep [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), käsisaippua (Finnish), Handseife [feminine] (German), handsåpe [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), håndsåpe [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), handsåpe [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), handtvål [common-gender] (Swedish), el sabunu (Turkish)

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