Meanings
nounmouthwash (countable and uncountable, plural mouthwashes)
plural mouthwashes · alternative mouth wash
verbmouthwash (third-person singular simple present mouthwashes, present participle mouthwashing, simple past and past participle mouthwashed)
present singular third person mouthwashes · participle present mouthwashing · participle past mouthwashed · past mouthwashed · alternative mouth wash
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA liquid used to clean one's mouth.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*men-
- Proto-Indo-European*mn̥-tó-s
- Proto-Germanic*munþaz
- Proto-West Germanic*munþ
- Old Englishmūþ
- Middle Englishmouth
- Englishmouth
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wodsḱéti
- Proto-Germanic*waskaną
- Proto-West Germanic*waskan
- Old Englishwascan
- Middle Englishwaschen
- Englishwash
- Englishmouthwash
Translations
Afrikaans mondspoelmiddel
- mondspoelmiddelliquid used to clean one's mouth
Arabic غَسُولُ فَمّ
- غَسُولُ فَمّ (ḡasūlu famm)liquid used to clean one's mouth
Bulgarian вода за уста
- вода за уста (voda za usta)liquid used to clean one's mouth
Catalan glopeig bucal
- glopeig bucalliquid used to clean one's mouth
Chinese Mandarin 漱口水
- 漱口水 (shùkǒushuǐ)liquid used to clean one's mouth
Czech ústní voda
- ústní vodaliquid used to clean one's mouth
Dutch mondwater
- mondwaterliquid used to clean one's mouth
Estonian suuvesi
- suuvesiliquid used to clean one's mouth
Finnish suuvesi
- suuvesiliquid used to clean one's mouth
French bain de bouche, gargarisme
- bain de boucheliquid used to clean one's mouth
- gargarismeliquid used to clean one's mouth
- rince-boucheliquid used to clean one's mouth
German Mundspülung, Mundwasser
- Mundspülungliquid used to clean one's mouth
- Mundwasserliquid used to clean one's mouth
- Gurgelwasserliquid used to clean one's mouth
Hungarian szájvíz
- szájvízliquid used to clean one's mouth
Icelandic munnskol
- munnskolliquid used to clean one's mouth
Irish folcadh béil
- folcadh béilliquid used to clean one's mouth
Italian collutorio
- collutorioliquid used to clean one's mouth
Japanese 洗口液, マウスウォッシュ
- 洗口液 (senkōeki)liquid used to clean one's mouth
- マウスウォッシュ (mausuwosshu)liquid used to clean one's mouth
Korean 구강청결제
- 구강청결제 (gugangcheonggyeolje)liquid used to clean one's mouth
Polish płyn do płukania jamy ustnej
- płyn do płukania jamy ustnejliquid used to clean one's mouth
Portuguese enxaguante bucal, enxágue bucal
- enxaguante bucalliquid used to clean one's mouth
- enxágue bucalliquid used to clean one's mouth
Romanian apă de gură
- apă de gurăliquid used to clean one's mouth
Russian жи́дкость для полоска́ния рта, жи́дкость для полоска́ния го́рла
- жи́дкость для полоска́ния рта (žídkostʹ dlja poloskánija rta)liquid used to clean one's mouth
- жи́дкость для полоска́ния го́рла (žídkostʹ dlja poloskánija górla)liquid used to clean one's mouth
Spanish colutorio, enjuague bucal
- colutorioliquid used to clean one's mouth
- enjuague bucalliquid used to clean one's mouth
Swahili dawa ya kusafisha mdomo
- dawa ya kusafisha mdomoliquid used to clean one's mouth
Swedish munskölj, munvatten
- munsköljliquid used to clean one's mouth
- munvattenliquid used to clean one's mouth
Tagalog pangmumog
- pangmumogliquid used to clean one's mouth
Thai น้ำยาบ้วนปาก
- น้ำยาบ้วนปาก (nám-yaa-bûuan-bpàak)liquid used to clean one's mouth
Turkish ağız bakım suyu, gargara
- ağız bakım suyuliquid used to clean one's mouth
- gargaraliquid used to clean one's mouth
Cite this entry
APA
mouthwash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouthwash
MLA
“mouthwash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouthwash. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mouthwash,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouthwash.
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