vitvara

Swedish
en vitvara (en tvättmaskin (“washing machine”))
en till (another) vitvara (en spis (“stove, cooker”))

Etymology 1

Calque of English white goods, from vit (“white”) +‎ vara (“article, good(s)”).

Noun

vitvara c

  1. (often in the plural) a white goods appliance ((white (extended to other colors and materials), larger) appliance – for example a stove, refrigerator, or washing machine)
    1. (more common as translations) a home appliance, a household appliance
Declension
Declension of vitvara 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vitvara vitvaran vitvaror vitvarorna
Genitive vitvaras vitvarans vitvarors vitvarornas
See also

Etymology 2

Calque of German Weisswaren, from vit (“white”) +‎ vara (“article, good(s)”).

Noun

vitvara c

  1. (usually in the plural, now rare) a white goods textile (domestic textile, traditionally white in color)
Declension
Declension of vitvara 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vitvara vitvaran vitvaror vitvarorna
Genitive vitvaras vitvarans vitvarors vitvarornas

References
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