lavandeira

== Galician == === 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) laundrywoman, washerwoman (folklore) washerwoman, lavandière, bean-nighe; fairy who washes the clothes of the ones that are going to die wagtail (Motacilla alba) Synonyms: alindadora, costureira, lavandisca, millarenga, pastoriña, paxariña da neve ==== Derived terms ==== Lavandeira Lavandeiras === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “lavandeira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “lavandeira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lavandeira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Etymology === From lavandeiro (“launderer”), from Late Latin lavandārius, or from French lavandière. Compare also Spanish lavandera, Asturian llavandera. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: la‧van‧dei‧ra === Noun === lavandeira f (plural lavandeiras) laundrywoman wagtail (various small passerine birds) Synonyms: (woman) lavadeira, alvéola, alvéloa, (Motacilla alba) lavandisca Leonurus sibiricus, plant from Lamiaceae Black-and-white monjita (Xolmis dominicanus) or White-rumped monjita (Xolmis velatus), South and Central American birds from Tyrannidae (Azores) ladybug === Further reading === “lavandeira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026