dishwasher
See also: dish washer
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English dysche wescheare, equivalent to dish + washer.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɪʃˌwɒʃə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈdɪʃˌwɔʃɚ/
- (Canada, New York City, cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈdɪʃˌwɑʃɚ/
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Noun edit
dishwasher (plural dishwashers)
- A machine for washing dishes.
- load the dishwasher
- Someone who washes dishes, especially one hired to wash dishes in a restaurant.
- Synonym: (informal, Australia) dishy
- (UK, dialect, Wiltshire) A European bird, the wagtail.
- (Australia) A bird, the restless flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta).
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Translations edit
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