モップ

もっぷ
noun
mop
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1. mop
A cleaning tool with a long handle and an absorbent or fibrous head, used for wiping and cleaning floors.
モップで床(ゆか)を拭(ふ)く。
to mop the floor.
掃除(そうじ)の時間(じかん)に、モップで廊下(ろうか)をきれいにした。
During cleaning time, I cleaned the hallway with a mop.
水(みず)をこぼしてしまったので、モップで手早(てばや)く拭(ふ)き取(と)ってから乾(かわ)いた布(ぬの)で仕上(しあ)げた。
I spilled water, so I quickly wiped it up with a mop and finished with a dry cloth.

Loanword from English 'mop.' A long-handled tool for cleaning floors, used either dry or with water and cleaner.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 雑巾(ぞうきん): a cleaning cloth — used by hand, on a smaller scale
  • ほうき: broom — for sweeping up dry dirt rather than wiping

Related Words

Compare: 雑巾(ぞうきん) (a cleaning cloth)
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