washing powder

noun

A powder used in washing clothes, etc.; a detergent.

Similar
soap powderbuilt-soap powder

Meanings

nounwashing powder (countable and uncountable, plural washing powders)

plural washing powders

  1. countableuncountableA powder used in washing clothes, etc.; a detergent.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsoap in powdered form mixed with alkaline builders

Similar
soap powderbuilt-soap powder
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic مَسْحُوق غَسِيل
  • مَسْحُوق غَسِيل (masḥūq ḡasīl)powder for washing clothes
Bengali ওয়াশিং পাউডার
  • ওয়াশিং পাউডার (ōẇaśiṅ pauḍar)powder for washing clothes
Bulgarian прах за пране́
  • прах за пране́ (prah za prané)powder for washing clothes
Chinese Mandarin 洗衣粉, 洗滌粉 /洗涤粉
  • 洗衣粉 (xǐyīfěn)powder for washing clothes
  • 洗滌粉 /洗涤粉 (xǐdífěn)powder for washing clothes
Czech prací prášek
  • prací prášekpowder for washing clothes
Danish vaskemiddel, vaskepulver
  • vaskemiddelpowder for washing clothes
  • vaskepulverpowder for washing clothes
Dutch wasmiddel
  • wasmiddelpowder for washing clothes
Estonian pesupulber
  • pesupulberpowder for washing clothes
Finnish pesujauhe, pesupulveri
  • pesujauhepowder for washing clothes
  • pesupulveripowder for washing clothes
  • pyykinpesujauhepowder for washing clothes
French poudre à laver
  • poudre à laverpowder for washing clothes
German Waschpulver, Waschmittel
  • Waschpulverpowder for washing clothes
  • Waschmittelpowder for washing clothes
Greek απορρυπαντικό
  • απορρυπαντικό (aporrypantikó)powder for washing clothes
Hebrew אַבְקַת כְּבִיסָה
  • אַבְקַת כְּבִיסָה (av'kát k'visá)powder for washing clothes
Hindi धोने का पाउडर, वाशिंग पाउडर
  • धोने का पाउडर (dhone kā pāuḍar)powder for washing clothes
  • वाशिंग पाउडर (vāśiṅg pāuḍar)powder for washing clothes
Hungarian mosópor
  • mosóporpowder for washing clothes
Icelandic þvottaefni
  • þvottaefnipowder for washing clothes
Indonesian deterjen bubuk
  • deterjen bubukpowder for washing clothes
Irish púdar níocháin
  • púdar níocháinpowder for washing clothes
Italian detersivo in polvere, detersivo
  • detersivo in polverepowder for washing clothes
  • detersivopowder for washing clothes
Japanese 洗剤, 洗浄剤
  • 洗剤 (senzai)powder for washing clothes
  • 洗浄剤 (senjōzai)powder for washing clothes
  • 洗濯洗剤 (sentaku senzai)powder for washing clothes
Korean 세탁제, 세탁 세제
  • 세탁제 (setakje)powder for washing clothes
  • 세탁 세제 (setak seje)powder for washing clothes
Latin ablutio pulveris
  • ablutio pulverispowder for washing clothes
Latvian veļas pulveris
  • veļas pulverispowder for washing clothes
Lithuanian skalbiklis, skalbimo milteliai
  • skalbiklispowder for washing clothes
  • skalbimo milteliaipowder for washing clothes
Malay serbuk pencuci
  • serbuk pencucipowder for washing clothes
Norwegian Bokmål vaskemiddel, vaskepulver
  • vaskemiddelpowder for washing clothes
  • vaskepulverpowder for washing clothes
Polish proszek do prania
  • proszek do praniapowder for washing clothes
Portuguese sabão em pó, detergente em pó
  • sabão em pópowder for washing clothes
  • detergente em pópowder for washing clothes
Romanian praf de spălat, pulbere de spălat
  • praf de spălatpowder for washing clothes
  • pulbere de spălatpowder for washing clothes
Russian стира́льный порошо́к
  • стира́льный порошо́к (stirálʹnyj porošók)powder for washing clothes
Slovak prací prášok
  • prací prášokpowder for washing clothes
Spanish jabón en polvo
  • jabón en polvopowder for washing clothes
Swahili sabuni ya unga
  • sabuni ya ungapowder for washing clothes
Swedish tvättpulver, tvättmedel
  • tvättpulverpowder for washing clothes
  • tvättmedelpowder for washing clothes
Tagalog panghugas ng pulbos
  • panghugas ng pulbospowder for washing clothes
Thai ผงซักฟอก
  • ผงซักฟอก (pǒng-sák-fɔ̂ɔk)powder for washing clothes
Turkish çamaşır deterjanı, çamaşır tozu
  • çamaşır deterjanıpowder for washing clothes
  • çamaşır tozupowder for washing clothes
Ukrainian пра́льний порошо́к
  • пра́льний порошо́к (prálʹnyj porošók)powder for washing clothes
Urdu واشِن٘گ پاؤُڈَر
  • واشِن٘گ پاؤُڈَر (vāśiṅg pāuḍar)powder for washing clothes
Vietnamese bột giặt, xà bông
  • bột giặtpowder for washing clothes
  • xà bôngpowder for washing clothes
Cite this entry
APA

washing powder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washing%20powder

MLA

“washing powder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washing%20powder. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “washing powder,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washing%20powder.

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