lavagem

Portuguese

Etymology

From lavar (“to wash”) +‎ -agem. Compare Spanish lavaje, Catalan llavatge, French lavage, Italian lavaggio.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /laˈva.ʒẽj̃/ [laˈva.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -aʒẽj̃, (Portugal) -aʒɐ̃j̃
  • Hyphenation: la‧va‧gem

Noun

lavagem f (plural lavagens)

  1. washing, rinsing
  2. slops, dishwater
  3. food fed to animals, especially pigs
  4. (figuratively) low-quality or poorly prepared food; slop
    Synonyms: gororoba, grude

Derived terms

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