Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lavador

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lavador
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A machine used in mining placer deposits, which washes paydirt slurries pumped into the top of machine, extracting pebbled ores though its sluice runs into its riffles, grates and miner's moss, a type of washplant.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese lavador (“washer”).

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: lavador

Inflected Forms

lavadors (plural)

Questions

What does lavador mean?: A machine used in mining placer deposits, which washes paydirt slurries pumped into the top of machine, extracting pebbled ores though its sluice runs into its riffles, grates and miner's moss, a type of washplant.
Where does lavador come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

How to pronounce lavador

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “lavador”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “lavador”.
Repeat and practice — Say “lavador” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.