lavandière

See also: lavandiere

French

Etymology

laver +‎ -andière; cf. also Late Latin lavandārius. Compare Italian lavandaio, Spanish lavandero, Portuguese lavandeiro, lavandeira.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /la.vɑ̃.djɛʁ/
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Noun

lavandière f (plural lavandières)

washerwoman

Further reading

“lavandière” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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