mainato

English

Noun

mainato (plural mainatos)

  1. (India, historical) A washerman or dhobi.

References

Indo-Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • maynato

Etymology

Borrowed from Malayalam മൈനാത്തു (maināttu).

Noun

mainato m

  1. laundryman (mainato)

Further reading

Macanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Indo-Portuguese mainato.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /majˈna.tu/

Noun

mainato

  1. Chinese laundryman who takes washing in
  2. laundry (a place or room where laundering is done)
    levâ rópa-rópa pa mainato ― to take clothes to the laundry

References

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