lavavajillas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of lava (“to wash”) +‎ vajillas (“dishes”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /lababaˈxiʝas/ [la.β̞a.β̞aˈxi.ʝas]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /lababaˈxiʎas/ [la.β̞a.β̞aˈxi.ʎas]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /lababaˈxiʃas/ [la.β̞a.β̞aˈxi.ʃas]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /lababaˈxiʒas/ [la.β̞a.β̞aˈxi.ʒas]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝas
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎas
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃas
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒas

Syllabification: la‧va‧va‧ji‧llas

Noun

lavavajillas m (plural lavavajillas)

dish detergent
dishwasher
Synonyms: lavaplatos, (Argentina) lavavajilla
plural of lavavajilla

Further reading

“lavavajillas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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