noun
- a self-service laundry facility with coin-operated washing machines and dryers
Usage: chiefly Southern US; regional
Examples
- She took her clothes to the washateria down the street.
- The washateria was busy on Sunday afternoon.
- He met his neighbor at the local washateria.
- The washateria had both regular and large-capacity machines.
- They opened a new washateria in the shopping center.
- She always brought a book to read while waiting at the washateria.