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Image:Tualetsapo.jpg|thumb|A bar of soap
English
Etymology
Middle English sope, saip < Old English sape < West Germanic *saipo- (dripping thing, resin) < PIE *seib-/*sib- (to pour out, drip, trickle).
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-soap.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��p|-��p
Noun
en-noun|s|-
- uncountable A substance able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning, often in the form of a solid bar or in liquid form, derived from fats or made synthetically.
#: I tried washing my hands with soap, but the stain wouldn't go away.
- countable (colloquial) A soap opera.
Translations
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Arabic: ARchar|صاب��|صاب��� (�abún)
Bosnian: t-|bs|sapun|m
Chinese: �� (féizà o)
Croatian: t-|hr|sapun|m
Czech: t-|cs|mýdlo|n
Danish: t-|da|sæbe
Dutch: t+|nl|zeep
Esperanto: t+|eo|sapo|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: t+|et|seep
Finnish: t+|fi|saippua
French: t+|fr|savon|m
German: t+|de|Seife|f
Greek: t+|el|�α�ο�νι|n|trsapúni|scGrek
Hebrew: ס��� (sabon) m
Hindi: साब�न (s�bun)
Hungarian: t+|hu|szappan
Inuktitut: t-|iu|�����|xs=Inuktitut
Italian: t+|it|sapone|m
Japanese: �鹸 (����, sekken)
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Korean: �� (binu)
Kurdish:
Latin: t-|la|sapo
Latvian: ziepes f|p
Maltese: sapuna f
Marathi: साबण g|Marathi
Northern Sami: sáibbo, sáibu
Polish: t+|pl|myd�o|n
Portuguese: t+|pt|sabão|m
Russian: t+|ru|м�ло|f|trmýlo|scCyrl
Serbian:
Samoan: moli
Spanish: t+|es|jabón|m
Swahili: t-|sw|sabuni|xs=Swahili
Swedish: t+|sv|tvål|c
Telugu: సబ�బ� (sabbu)
Thai: ส�ู� (sabu)
Turkish: t+|tr|sabun
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trans-top|soap opera
See soap opera
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Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
en-verb
- To apply soap to in washing.
#: Be sure to soap yourself well before rinsing.
- colloquial To cover with soap as a prank.
#: Those kids soaped my windows!
Translations
trans-top|apply soap in washing
Finnish: saippuoida
French: savonner, (reflexively) se savonner
German: einseifen
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Italian: insaponare, (reflexively) insaponarsi
Latvian: ziep�t (ieziep�t, saziep�t)
Russian: м�ли�� (mýlit�)
Spanish: enjabonar, (reflexively) enjabonarse
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trans-top|cover with soap as a prank
Finnish: saippuoida
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Related terms
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dish soap
hand soap
laundry soap
liquid soap
no soap
saponification
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soap dish
soap opera
soap ring
soap suds
soapy
soft soap
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See also
w:soap|Wikipedia article on soap
Category:1000 English basic words
Category:Hygiene
Dutch
Noun
soap f
- soap opera, soap
Category:Dutch nouns
French
Noun
soap m
- soap opera, soap
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