lavandeira

Alternative forms

• labrandeira

Etymology

From lavandeiro (“launderer, laundryman”), from Late Latin lavandārius, from Latin lavāre (“to wash”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laβanˈdejɾa̝/

Noun

lavandeira f (plural lavandeiras)

1. laundrywoman
2. wagtail (Motacilla alba)

References

• “lavandeira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “lavandeira” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “lavandeira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Etymology

From lavandeiro (“launderer”), from Late Latin lavandārius, or from French lavandière. Compare also Spanish lavandera, Asturian llavandera.

Noun

lavandeira f (plural lavandeiras)

1. laundrywoman
2. wagtail (various small passerine birds)
3. Leonurus sibiricus, plant from Lamiaceae
4. Black-and-white monjita (Xolmis dominicanus) or White-rumped monjita (Xolmis velatus), South and Central American birds from Tyrannidae

Synonyms

• lavadeira (woman)
• alvéola, alvéloa, lavandisca (Motacilla alba)