lavador

English

noun
Definitions
  • a machine used in mining placer deposits, which washes paydirt slurries pumped into the top of machine, extracting pebbled ores though its sluice runs into its riffles, grates and miner's moss, a type of washplant

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese lavador (washer).

Origin

Portuguese

lavador

Gloss

washer

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms