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prélavage

French, noun/pʁe.la.vaʒ/

prélavage is a French masculine noun meaning “precleaning, prewash” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de prélaver”.

What does prélavage mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineprecleaning, prewash

    La lessive est trés sale, rajoute un cycle de prélavage dans le programme de la machine.

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Action de prélaver.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of prélavage

  • prélavages plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce prélavage?

  • /pʁe.la.vaʒ/
  • \pʁe.la.vaʒ\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.