garbage can
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The meaning (definition) of the word garbage can
a big container with a lid for throwing rubbish away
The word garbage can used in a sentence
“I dropped the empty box into the garbage can.”
Words that mean the same as garbage can (synonyms)
trash can
How the word garbage can is said around the world
| French | poubelle (poo-BELL) |
| Spanish | bote de basura (BOH-teh deh bah-SOO-rah) |
| Mandarin | 垃圾桶 (lah jee tong) |
| Hindi | कचरे का डिब्बा (KUCH-ray kah DIB-bah) |
| Arabic | سَلَّةُ المُهْمَلَاتِ (SAL-la-tu al-muh-ma-LAA-ti) |
| Russian | мусорный бак (MOO-sar-niy BAHK) |
| Portuguese (EU) | caixote do lixo (ky-SHOT-uh doo LEE-shoo) |
| Portuguese (BR) | lixeira (lee-SHAY-rah) |
| Japanese | ごみばこ (GOH-mee BAH-koh) |
| German | Mülltonne (MUEL-ton-uh) |
| Urdu | کوڑے دان (KOO-ray DAAN) |
| Punjabi | ਕੂੜਾਦਾਨ (koo-rah-DAHN) |
| Korean | 쓰레기통 (sseu-ray-gee-TONG) |
| Hebrew | פח אשפה (PAKH ash-PAH) |
| Greek | κάδος σκουπιδιών (KAH-thos skoo-pee-THYON) |
| Dutch | vuilnisbak (VOWL-nis-bahk) |
| Tagalog | basurahan (bah-soo-RAH-hahn) |
| Vietnamese | thùng rác (toong RAHK) |
| Turkish | çöp kutusu (churp koo-too-SOO) |
| Persian | سطل زباله (SATL-eh zoh-bah-LEH) |
| Polish | kosz na śmieci (kohsh nah SHMYEH-chee) |
| Ukrainian | сміттєвий бак (smeet-TYEH-viy BAHK) |
| Bengali | ডাস্টবিন (DAST-bin) |
| Swedish | soptunna (SOOP-tun-nah) |
| Italian | bidone della spazzatura (bee-DOH-nay DEL-lah spaht-tsah-TOO-rah) |
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