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mouthwash

noun · verb · 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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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