Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

washday

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables: wash-day
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A day when laundry is washed.

noun

Synonym of mufti day, a day when uniforms are not mandatory.

Etymology

From wash + day. The Philippine sense may be traced back to a travel guide from 1908.

Inflected Forms

washdays (plural)

Synonyms

laundry day washing day mufti day

Questions

What does washday mean?: A day when laundry is washed.
Where does washday come from?: From wash + day. The Philippine sense may be traced back to a travel guide from 1908.

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