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laundrette

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

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"The laundrette was a decent walk away; the air outside its doors was always scolding and brash, as if the air there was so clean it could sting you."

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃-der. Proto-Italic *lowō Latin lavo Latin lavareder. Latin lavandarium Latin lavandaria Old French lavanderiebor. Middle English lavendrie English laundry English -ette English laundrette From laundry + -ette.

laundrettes (plural)

What does laundrette mean?: Synonym of launderette (UK)
Where does laundrette come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃-der. Proto-Italic *lowō Latin lavo Latin lavareder. Latin lavandarium Latin lavandaria Old French lavanderiebor. Middle English lavendrie English laundry English -ette English laundrette From laundry + -ette.

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