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garbage can in Malay

tong sampah

garbage can in Malay: tong sampah. In English, garbage can means a receptacle, usually roughly cylindrical and wider at the top than at the bottom, which serves as a place to discard waste materials.

Malay words for garbage can

waste receptacle
tong sampah

English meaning of garbage can

  1. noun A receptacle, usually roughly cylindrical and wider at the top than at the bottom, which serves as a place to discard waste materials.

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Questions about garbage can in Malay

What is the meaning of garbage can in Malay?
Garbage can in Malay is tong sampah.
Apakah maksud garbage can dalam bahasa Melayu?
Garbage can: tong sampah.
What does garbage can mean in English?
Garbage can means a receptacle, usually roughly cylindrical and wider at the top than at the bottom, which serves as a place to discard waste materials.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: garbage can (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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