lessive
laundry; laundry detergent
Intermediate Noun Feminine
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Pronunciation
/le.siv/
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Cultural Note
French washing machines are typically front-loading and often located in the kitchen or bathroom rather than a separate laundry room. Line-drying clothes is still very common, especially in southern France.
📝 Example Sentences
Je dois faire la lessive ce soir.
I have to do the laundry tonight.
On a plus de lessive, il faut en racheter.
We're out of laundry detergent, we need to buy more.