Feminine
lavagem
Meaning
- (feminine) washing, rinsing
- (feminine) slops, dishwater
- (feminine) food fed to animals, especially pigs
- (feminine, figuratively) low-quality or poorly prepared food; slop
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/laˈva.ʒẽj̃/
Etymology
In summary
From lavar (“to wash”) + -agem. Compare Spanish lavaje, Catalan llavatge, French lavage, Italian lavaggio.
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