noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A liquid used to clean one's mouth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gargling fluid
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To clean one's mouth with mouthwash.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gargle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: solution
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-tó-s Proto-Germanic *munþaz Proto-West Germanic *munþ Old English mūþ Middle English mouth English mouth Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *wodsḱéti Proto-Germanic *waskaną Proto-West Germanic *waskan Old English wascan Middle English wasshen English wash English mouthwash From mouth + wash.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
mondspoelmiddel
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Arabic:
غَسُولُ فَمّ
(ḡasūlu famm)
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Arabic:
غَرْغَرة
(ḡarḡara)
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Bulgarian:
вода за уста
(voda za usta)
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Catalan:
glopeig bucal
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Chinese Mandarin:
漱口水
(shùkǒushuǐ)
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Czech:
ústní voda
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Dutch:
mondwater
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Estonian:
suuvesi
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Finnish:
suuvesi
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
French:
bain de bouche
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
French:
gargarisme
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
French:
rince-bouche
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Galician:
enxaugadura bucal
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
German:
Mundspülung
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
German:
Mundwasser
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
German:
Gurgelwasser
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Hungarian:
szájvíz
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Icelandic:
munnskol
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Irish:
folcadh béil
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Italian:
collutorio
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Japanese:
洗口液
(senkōeki)
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Japanese:
マウスウォッシュ
(mausuwosshu)
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Korean:
구강청결제
(gugangcheonggyeolje)
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Navajo:
azééʼ nanildzidí
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Polish:
płyn do płukania jamy ustnej
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Portuguese:
enxaguante bucal
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Portuguese:
enxágue bucal
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Romanian:
apă de gură
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Russian:
жи́дкость для полоска́ния рта
(žídkostʹ dlja poloskánija rta)
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Russian:
жи́дкость для полоска́ния го́рла
(žídkostʹ dlja poloskánija górla)
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Lower Sorbian:
gubna wóda
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Upper Sorbian:
hubna wodźička
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Spanish:
colutorio
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Spanish:
enjuague bucal
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Swedish:
munskölj
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Swedish:
munvatten
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Tagalog:
pangmumog
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Thai:
น้ํายาบ้วนปาก
(nám-yaa-bûuan-bpàak)
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Turkish:
ağız bakım suyu
— liquid used to clean one's mouth
Turkish:
gargara
— liquid used to clean one's mouth