lavador en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese lavador (“washer”).
Meanings
- A machine used in mining placer deposits, which washes paydirt slurries pumped into the top of machine, extracting pebbled ores though its sluice runs into its riffles, grates and miner's moss, a type of washplant.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lavadors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |