saippua — meaning in English

English meaning

• soap noun A substance used with water to clean the skin or other surfaces.
• wash verb To clean something using water, usually with soap.

Senses

saippua is used for these senses in English:

• soap (countable, uncountable, informal, by extension, mineral) Some other substance, often a detergent or another surfactant, able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning.
• wash A lotion or other liquid with medicinal or hygienic properties.

soap — full definition

1. noun A substance used with water to clean the skin or other surfaces.
2. noun Informal short form of "soap opera," a long-running dramatic TV series.
3. verb To rub soap onto something, usually to wash it.

wash — full definition

1. verb To clean something using water, usually with soap.
2. verb To wear away or carry something off through the force of moving water.
3. noun The act of washing, or a batch of laundry that has been washed together.
4. noun A result in which gains and losses cancel each other out, leaving no real net change.

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