🇫🇷 French

lessive

feminine

la lessive

laundry

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lessive
/la lesiv/
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How do you say lessive in French?

IPA
/la lesiv/

How do you pronounce lessive in French?

lessive is pronounced /la lesiv/ in French.

Example sentences

La lessive blanche est restée dans la machine à laver toute la nuit.

The white laundry remained in the washing machine all night long.

Cette nouvelle lessive écologique est très efficace pour nettoyer nos vêtements délicats.

This new ecological detergent is very effective for cleaning our delicate clothes.

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Why is it feminine?

Lessive is feminine because it derives from the Latin "lixiva" (feminine), which itself comes from "lix" meaning lye or lye water—a feminine noun in Latin that gave rise to the feminine form in Old French and modern French.

What is the French word for laundry?

The French word for laundry is la lessive — feminine.

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