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green soap

green soap

1 3.4
A soft cleaning product made from plant oils for washing and treating skin
  • noun
  • /ɡrin soʊp/
translation icon : jabón verde
  • After gardening, I washed my hands with green soap to remove the dirt and soothe my skin.

Examples

  • Once a week, the women scrub their pavements with green soap and water.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The nurse recommended using green soap to clean the wound and prevent infection.

  • For cleaning sensitive skin, many dermatologists suggest using a gentle green soap made from natural ingredients.

Synonyms

soap
vsgreen soap
266 1.0

A thing used for washing, for example a bar or liquid

is a specific gentle vegetable oil form used for cleaning and skin treatment
liquid soap
vsgreen soap
3 1.0

A liquid used to wash hands or the body

is intended for cleaning and treating skin conditions rather than general washing
soft soap
vsgreen soap
3.7

A mild soap made from plant oils for sensitive skin

is mainly used both for cleaning and for treating skin conditions

Surface Forms

green soap singular
green soaps plural

Morphology

green + soap

The phrase is a straightforward color + noun compound: 'green' (color/plant-related) + 'soap' denotes a kind or variety of soap, so its meaning as a type of soap is directly inferable from the constituents. Color+noun constructions are cross-linguistically common and follow regular compositional patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand this MWE.

Etymology

Green soap may come from a kind of soap that was actually green because it was made from plant oils. That's why green soap now means a soft, gentle soap used for 'cleaning' and 'treating skin'.