Galician

Noun

lavandeira f (plural lavandeiras)

1. laundrywoman
2. wagtail (Motacilla alba)

Synonyms

• alindadora, pastoriña, paxariña da neve

Portuguese

Etymology

From lavandeiro ‎(“launderer”), from Late Latin lavandārius, or from French lavandière. Compare also Spanish lavandera, Asturian llavandera.

Noun

lavandeira f (plural lavandeiras)

1. laundrywoman
2. wagtail (various small passerine birds)
3. Leonurus sibiricus, plant from Lamiaceae
4. Black-and-white monjita (Xolmis dominicanus) or White-rumped monjita (Xolmis velatus), South and Central American birds from Tyrannidae

Synonyms

• lavadeira (woman)
• alvéola, alvéloa, lavandisca (Motacilla alba)