noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/lɔːnˈdɹɛt/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
General-American:/lɔndəˈɹɛt/
rhymes with -ɛt
1
noun
Meaning 1
A place that has facilities for washing and drying clothes that the public may pay to use.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A money laundering operation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Laundromat
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: laundry
History
Etymology
Genericized trademark of Launderette; originally a proprietary name (1940s) of Bendix corporation, from launder + -ette.
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
llavandería
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Basque:
ikuztegi
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Basque:
garbitegi
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Bulgarian:
пералня на самообслужване
(peralnja na samoobslužvane)
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Catalan:
bugaderia
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Chinese Mandarin:
自助洗衣店
(zìzhù xǐyīdiàn)
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Choctaw:
abinili awinakʋchi
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Danish:
møntvaskeri
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Dutch:
wasserette
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Estonian:
pesumaja
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Finnish:
itsepalvelupesula
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Finnish:
pesula
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
French:
lavomatique
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
French:
laverie automatique
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
French:
buanderie
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
French:
laverie
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Galician:
lavandaría
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Galician:
lavandería
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
German:
Waschsalon
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
German:
Münzwäscherei
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Hebrew:
מִכְבָּסָה
(michbasá)
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Hungarian:
mosószalon
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Hungarian:
mosoda
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Icelandic:
þvottahús
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Irish:
ionad níocháin
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Irish:
níolann
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Japanese:
コインランドリー
(koin-randorī)
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Korean:
빨래방
(ppallaebang)
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Korean:
코인런드리
(koin-reondeuri)
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Korean:
동전식 세탁기
(dongjeonsik setakgi)
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Polish:
pralnia samoobsługowa
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Portuguese:
lavandaria
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Portuguese:
lavanderia (a moedas)
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Russian:
пра́чечная самообслу́живания
(práčečnaja samoobslúživanija)
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Russian:
ландрома́т
(landromát)
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Russian:
пра́чечная-автома́т
(práčečnaja-avtomát)
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Spanish:
lavandería
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Spanish:
lavandería autoservicio
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Swedish:
tvättomat
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Welsh:
golchdy
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Welsh:
tŷ golchi
— place with facilities for washing that public may use
Welsh:
londrét
— place with facilities for washing that public may use