Household chores vocabulary in Spanish

A list of useful words related to household chores.

Spanish vocabulary


la aspiradora		vacuum cleaner
el cubo		bucket
la escoba		broom
fregar el suelo		to mop the floor
pasar la fregona		to mop
hacer la colada (Spain)		to do the laundry
hacer la cama		to make the bed
la lavadora		washing machine
el lavavajillas		dishwasher
un mandil		apron
pasar la aspiradora		to vacuum
el plumero		feather duster
quitar el polvo		to dust/to do the dusting
el recogedor		dustpan
la tabla de planchar		ironing board
las tareas del hogar		housework
el tendedero		clothes horse/clothes dryer
el trapo		cloth
la plancha		iron
las pinzas		clothes pegs
el delantal		apron
poner el lavavajillas		to turn the dishwasher on
planchar		to iron
las tareas domésticas		housework
cocinar		to cook
recoger		to tidy up
poner la lavadora		to put the washing machine on
el detergente		detergent
el suavizante		softener
los guantes		gloves
tender la ropa		hang out the laundry
la asistenta		cleaner (female)
la doméstica		cleaner (female - Latam)
ama de casa		housewife
amo de casa		househusband

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