Castile soap
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- noun
- /kæˈstiːl soʊp/
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jabón de Castilla
- To make a natural body wash, combine water with Castile soap and some essential oils.
Examples
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If you're searching for eco-friendly or more gentle and natural homemade laundry soap, I would suggest something like Castile soap.
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Dilute your castile soap quite a bit for use in a foam pump.
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I also have a question about liquid castile soap.
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You are using castile soap or a shampoo bar, though, right?
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I used to use diluted castile soap.
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Ah, but yes, liquid castile soap is runny.
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However, the dilution factor works perfectly with Castile soap.
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I just ordered liquid olive oil-based castile soap and was wondering if that would work.
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Any substitutes for Castile soap and washing soda that can be found in the Philippines?
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So, to clean the tub, I'll usually spritz it with diluted castile soap.
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Synonyms
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A bar of soap you use to wash your body in a bath or shower
A mild bar or liquid used for washing your body
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a toponymic compound: a B1 learner who knows 'Castile' (the region/name) and 'soap' can infer it denotes a type of soap from Castile. The precise production detail (made with olive oil) is more specific cultural knowledge, but the basic meaning 'soap originating from Castile' is transparently derived from the constituents.
Etymology
Castile soap comes from the Castile region of Spain, where people long ago made a hard soap using olive oil. Because it began as pure olive oil soap from Castile, the name now means a simple, 'gentle' soap made with olive oil.