Dictionary

laundry en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈlɔːn.dɹi/
• /ˈlɑːn.dɹi/ obsolete, distinct from the cot–caught merger
• (US) audio
• /ˈlɑn.dɹi/ (cot-caught-merger)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A laundering; a washing.
   • In our family of five, we have to do the laundry every other day.
2. (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. 1883, Henry J. Winser, The Yellowstone National Park-A Manual for Tourists, New York: G.P. Putnam Sons, page 46:
3. (countable, uncountable) That which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered.
   • You've left your dirty laundry all over the house.
   • Q. Did you use to do the washing around your house, too? / The Court: She did all the work of the house, I suppose. / Mr. Feltenstein: That's what I want to find out. / A. I gave the laundry to the laundry. / Q. What? / A. I gave the wash to the laundry. 1935, New York Court of Appeals. Records and Briefs., page 69:
4. (countable, slang, uncountable) A penalty flag.
5. (countable, uncountable) A business whose primary purpose is to conceal the origins of money received illegally.

Forms

Deriveds

laundry tab · laundry sink · coin-operated laundry · laundryless · laundry sour · laundryman · laundry soap · laundry stove · laundry chute · laundry mat · laundry line · Magdalene laundry · laundry list · laundry day · laundry blue · laundry room · coin laundry · air one's dirty laundry in public · laundry egg · laundryowner · nonlaundry · laundry basket · laundry mark · do the laundry · coin-op laundry · wash one's dirty laundry in public · laundry ball · laundrymaid · laundry-mark · dirty laundry · European laundry · laundrywoman · laundrymat

Synonyms

lavatory · laundromat · washateria · washing (action) · laundrette

Translations (247)

tl paglalaba (laundering; washing) · ar مَغْسَلَة (that which needs to be laundered) · hi धुलाईघर (place or room where laundering is done) · bg пра́не (that which needs to be laundered) · wa rilavreye (place or room where laundering is done) · ko 세탁소 (place or room where laundering is done) · cs prádlo (that which needs to be laundered) · th ซักอบรีด (place or room where laundering is done) · ro lucruri de spălat (that which needs to be laundered) · es colada (laundering; washing) · az camaşırxana (place or room where laundering is done) · lb Wäsch (laundering; washing) · sk pranie (laundering; washing) · cmn 要洗的衣服 (that which needs to be laundered) · id penatu (place or room where laundering is done) · nrf lînge (that which needs to be laundered) · cmn 洗衣店 (place or room where laundering is done) · fr buanderie (place or room where laundering is done) · fr linge (that which needs to be laundered) · my ခဝါ (laundering; washing) · alt кийим (that which needs to be laundered) · sv tvätt (that which needs to be laundered) · es ropa sucia (that which needs to be laundered) · th การซักรีด (laundering; washing) · fr blanchisserie (laundering; washing) · pt roupa suja (that which needs to be laundered) · ba кер йыуыу (laundering; washing) · ar غَسِيل (laundering; washing) · el μπουγάδα (laundering; washing) · yi וועש (that which needs to be laundered) · hy լվացք (that which needs to be laundered) · es lavandero (place or room where laundering is done) · be бялі́зна (that which needs to be laundered) · bo འཕྲལ་འཁྲུ (that which needs to be laundered) · es colada (that which needs to be laundered) · gl lavado (laundering; washing) · ko 세탁 (laundering; washing) · nb skittentøy (that which needs to be laundered) · alt јунуш (laundering; washing) · tr çamaşırhane (place or room where laundering is done) · mt ħasil tal-ħwejjeġ (that which needs to be laundered) · ary تْصبين (that which needs to be laundered) · wa bouwêye (laundering; washing) · lb Wäschkichen (place or room where laundering is done) · th ซักอบรีด (laundering; washing) · uk біли́зна (that which needs to be laundered) · hi धोबीघर (place or room where laundering is done) · sv tvättstuga (place or room where laundering is done) · aii ܒܹܝܬ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ (place or room where laundering is done) · ro spălătorie (place or room where laundering is done) · tr yıkama (laundering; washing) · vi tiệm giặt là (place or room where laundering is done) · ota چاماشیر (laundering; washing) · id cucian (that which needs to be laundered) · izh pesu (laundering; washing) · it bucato (laundering; washing) · id binatu (place or room where laundering is done) · he כְּבִיסָה (that which needs to be laundered) · lt skalbykla (place or room where laundering is done) · sh перионица (place or room where laundering is done) · alt кийим јунар јер (place or room where laundering is done) · pt lavagem (laundering; washing) · de Waschküche (place or room where laundering is done) · fa-ira لانْدْری (place or room where laundering is done) · pl bielizna do prania (that which needs to be laundered) · hu ruhatisztító (place or room where laundering is done) · sv tvätteri (place or room where laundering is done) · hy լվացքատուն (place or room where laundering is done) · sk prádlo (laundering; washing) · de Wäsche (laundering; washing) · fo vaskarí (place or room where laundering is done) · kk кір жуатын орын (place or room where laundering is done) · uk пра́льня (place or room where laundering is done) · szl waszkuchnia (place or room where laundering is done) · hu szennyes (that which needs to be laundered) · ur دُھلائی گَھر (place or room where laundering is done) · de Waschen (laundering; washing) · hu patyolat (place or room where laundering is done) · nb vaskeri (place or room where laundering is done) · fi pyykkäys (laundering; washing) · lv mazgātava (place or room where laundering is done) · sh perionica (place or room where laundering is done) · ja 洗濯物 (that which needs to be laundered) · ko 세탁실 (place or room where laundering is done) · hi धोबीख़ाना (place or room where laundering is done) · hu mosoda (place or room where laundering is done) · sl pralnica (place or room where laundering is done) · is þvottur (laundering; washing) · ht lesiv (laundering; washing) · pl brudy (that which needs to be laundered) · id binatu (laundering; washing) · ur دُھلائی (laundering; washing) · de Wäsche (that which needs to be laundered) · is þvottahús (place or room where laundering is done) · ko 빨랫감 (that which needs to be laundered) · ja ランドリー (place or room where laundering is done) · sh ру̑бље (that which needs to be laundered) · tl tubal (that which needs to be laundered) · pt lavandaria (place or room where laundering is done) · mk перење (laundering; washing) · lb Wäsch (that which needs to be laundered) · fi pyykkääminen (laundering; washing) · cmn 洗衣 (laundering; washing) · pt lavação (laundering; washing) · cs prádelna (place or room where laundering is done) · nl wasserij (place or room where laundering is done) · ga neachtlann (place or room where laundering is done) · bo དུག་ལོག་ཁྲུས་ཁང (place or room where laundering is done) · se basahat (place or room where laundering is done) · bo དྲེག་འཁྲུ (laundering; washing) · ms dobi (place or room where laundering is done) · pt lavada (laundering; washing) · fi pyykki (that which needs to be laundered) · rsk райбальня (place or room where laundering is done) · ja 洗濯屋 (place or room where laundering is done) · km ធោវនដ្ឋាន (laundering; washing) · fa-ira رَخْتشویی (laundering; washing) · uz kirxona (place or room where laundering is done) · tg либосшӯйхона (place or room where laundering is done) · ar مَغْسَلَة (place or room where laundering is done) · vi giặt giạ (laundering; washing) · hy լվացք (laundering; washing) · kk кір жуатын үй (place or room where laundering is done) · es lavandería (place or room where laundering is done) · ro spălare (laundering; washing) · de Waschgut (that which needs to be laundered) · fa-ira اُتاقِ رَخْتشویی (place or room where laundering is done) · fo tváttarhús (place or room where laundering is done) · tg ҷомашӯйхона (place or room where laundering is done) · io laverio (place or room where laundering is done) · ee nunyanya (that which needs to be laundered) · sh pranje (laundering; washing) · el άπλυτα (that which needs to be laundered) · sh praónica (place or room where laundering is done) · sq lavanderi (place or room where laundering is done) · es lavado (that which needs to be laundered) · pl pranie (that which needs to be laundered) · gl lavadura (laundering; washing) · et pesumaja (place or room where laundering is done) · pl rzeczy do prania (that which needs to be laundered) · hu mosnivaló (that which needs to be laundered) · ru бельё (that which needs to be laundered) · nl wasgoed (that which needs to be laundered) · el πλυντήριο (place or room where laundering is done) · sv tvätt (laundering; washing) · alt јунар (laundering; washing) · ro spălat (laundering; washing) · pl pralnia (place or room where laundering is done) · tl labanderya (place or room where laundering is done) · hi धोबीखाना (place or room where laundering is done) · hi लांड्री (place or room where laundering is done) · ar مَصْبَغَة (place or room where laundering is done) · lt skalbiniai (that which needs to be laundered) · da vask (laundering; washing) · ka სამრეცხაო (place or room where laundering is done) · ca bugada (laundering; washing) · nl was (that which needs to be laundered) · wa bouwêye (that which needs to be laundered) · ga níochán (that which needs to be laundered) · sv smutstvätt (that which needs to be laundered) · mk пералница (place or room where laundering is done) · uk прання́ (laundering; washing) · cmn 洗衣房 (place or room where laundering is done) · pt lavanderia (place or room where laundering is done) · da vaskeri (place or room where laundering is done) · es lavado (laundering; washing) · fi pesula (place or room where laundering is done) · es habitación de lavado (place or room where laundering is done) · vi giặt giũ (laundering; washing) · nv hééł (that which needs to be laundered) · el πλυσταριό (place or room where laundering is done) · nn vaskeri (place or room where laundering is done) · ca bugada (that which needs to be laundered) · km សម្លៀកបំពាក់កខ្វក់ (that which needs to be laundered) · kix phāh (laundering; washing) · gl roupa sucia (that which needs to be laundered) · de Wäscherei (place or room where laundering is done) · hsb płokarnja (place or room where laundering is done) · ro cameră de spălat (place or room where laundering is done) · hu mosás (laundering; washing) · ary تْصبين (laundering; washing) · de Waschraum (place or room where laundering is done) · no klesvask (laundering; washing) · lo ໂຮງຊັກເຄື່ອງ (place or room where laundering is done) · de Waschsalon (place or room where laundering is done) · cmn 洗濯 (laundering; washing) · bo དྲི་ཕོག (that which needs to be laundered) · fa-ira رَخْت (that which needs to be laundered) · be пра́льня (place or room where laundering is done) · sh прао́ница (place or room where laundering is done) · ro rufă (that which needs to be laundered) · lo ຊັກເຄື່ອງ (laundering; washing) · hu mosókonyha (place or room where laundering is done) · fi pesutupa (place or room where laundering is done) · bg пра́не (laundering; washing) · vi phòng giặt là (place or room where laundering is done) · sh rȗblje (that which needs to be laundered) · km ធោវនដ្ឋាន (place or room where laundering is done) · ky кир жуулуучу үй (place or room where laundering is done) · mi rūma horoi (place or room where laundering is done) · hi धुलाई (laundering; washing) · fr laverie (place or room where laundering is done) · ms dobi (that which needs to be laundered) · ja 洗濯 (laundering; washing) · cs praní (laundering; washing) · izh poukku (that which needs to be laundered) · gl lavandaría (place or room where laundering is done) · da vasketøj (that which needs to be laundered) · fr blanchissage (laundering; washing) · is þvottur (that which needs to be laundered) · sk práčovňa (place or room where laundering is done) · my ဒိုဘီဆိုင် (place or room where laundering is done) · ro rufe (that which needs to be laundered) · bg пера́лня (place or room where laundering is done) · vi quần áo đã giặt là (that which needs to be laundered) · tr çamaşır (that which needs to be laundered) · be мыццё (laundering; washing) · nb vaskerom (place or room where laundering is done) · el πλύσιμο (laundering; washing) · ko 세탁물 (that which needs to be laundered) · ru пра́чечная (place or room where laundering is done) · be мыцьцё (laundering; washing) · sh прање (laundering; washing) · yi גרעט (laundering; washing) · ba кер (that which needs to be laundered) · pdt Wausch (that which needs to be laundered) · fa-ira رَخْتشویخانِه (place or room where laundering is done) · he כְּבִיסָה (laundering; washing) · tr çamaşır yıkama (laundering; washing) · yi וועש (laundering; washing) · nl was (laundering; washing) · ee nunyanya (laundering; washing) · it bucato (that which needs to be laundered) · it lavanderia (place or room where laundering is done) · ko 빨래 (laundering; washing) · km ផ្ទះបោកអ៊ុត (place or room where laundering is done) · he חֲדַר כְּבִיסָה (place or room where laundering is done) · ar غَسْل (laundering; washing) · pl pranie (laundering; washing) · ru сти́рка (laundering; washing) · hi लॉन्ड्री (place or room where laundering is done) · mi rūma horoi kākahu (place or room where laundering is done) · ur دھوبی گَھر (place or room where laundering is done) · aii ܡܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ (laundering; washing) · pt área de serviço (place or room where laundering is done) · nl washok (place or room where laundering is done) · az camaşır (that which needs to be laundered)