Phrase guide

scouring pad

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A pad, having a soft, sponge-like side and a more abrasive side, used to wash up.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A flat piece of a rough fabric used for cleaning purposes.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a small abrasive cleaning pad used for scouring pots and pans

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: cleaning pad

History

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: fregall — pad with sponge-like and abrasive side
  • Chinese Mandarin: 百潔布 /百洁布 (bǎijiébù) — pad with sponge-like and abrasive side
  • Danish: skuresvamp — pad with sponge-like and abrasive side
  • Finnish: hankaussieni — pad with sponge-like and abrasive side
  • Galician: freganzo — pad with sponge-like and abrasive side
  • Galician: fregadullo — pad with sponge-like and abrasive side
  • Galician: fregador — pad with sponge-like and abrasive side
  • Galician: estropallo — pad with sponge-like and abrasive side
  • German: Topfkratzer — pad with sponge-like and abrasive side
  • German: Spülschwamm — pad with sponge-like and abrasive side
  • Hindi: झामा (jhāmā) — pad with sponge-like and abrasive side
  • Italian: paglietta — pad with sponge-like and abrasive side
  • Polish: zmywak — pad with sponge-like and abrasive side
  • Portuguese: esponja — pad with sponge-like and abrasive side
  • Portuguese: esfregão — pad with sponge-like and abrasive side
  • Spanish: estropajo — pad with sponge-like and abrasive side
  • Spanish: salvaúñas — pad with sponge-like and abrasive side
  • Spanish: zacate — pad with sponge-like and abrasive side
  • Spanish: sacate — pad with sponge-like and abrasive side
  • Spanish: fregajo — pad with sponge-like and abrasive side
  • Spanish: fregador — pad with sponge-like and abrasive side
  • Swedish: skursvamp — pad with sponge-like and abrasive side
  • Chinese Mandarin: 抹布 (mābù) — piece of rough fabric
  • Finnish: karhunkieli — piece of rough fabric
  • Hindi: झामा (jhāmā) — piece of rough fabric
  • Polish: kawałek szorstkiej tkaniny — piece of rough fabric
  • Swedish: skurblock — piece of rough fabric
  • Swedish: skurnylon — piece of rough fabric
  • Swedish: björntunga — piece of rough fabric