モップ
もっぷ
noun
mop
1.
mop
A cleaning tool with a long handle and an absorbent or fibrous head, used for wiping and cleaning floors.
モップで床を拭く。
to mop the floor.
掃除の時間に、モップで廊下をきれいにした。
During cleaning time, I cleaned the hallway with a mop.
水をこぼしてしまったので、モップで手早く拭き取ってから乾いた布で仕上げた。
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:
- モップをかける: to mop (a floor)
- モップで拭く: to wipe with a mop
- フロアモップ: a flat floor mop
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 雑巾: a cleaning cloth — used by hand, on a smaller scale
- ほうき: broom — for sweeping up dry dirt rather than wiping