Persil

European soap maker

Persil is a brand of laundry detergent, one of the oldest and most recognized in Europe.

The name comes from two French words for key ingredients in the original formula: perborate and silicate.

In British usage, Persil sometimes appears generically for any laundry detergent, much as Americans use Kleenex for tissues.

detergent

laundry

Items needing cleaning

capsules · pods · fabric · clothes · whites · colors · machine-wash · clean · scent · freshness

parsley

French

Of or from Paris's nation

  • herbFlavorful or medicinal plant
  • garnishDecorative food topping
  • cuisineCharacteristic cooking style

cooking · chopped · fresh · seasoning · culinary · green · leaves · sprinkle · flavor · aromatic

brand

German

Central European language

logo · packaging · supermarket · household · premium · Dial · Purex · competitor · Ariel · formulation

Opposites
competing laundry detergent brands

PersilAriel

Airy supernatural being

laundry product type

Persilfabric softener

Laundry additive for softness

conditioner · dryer sheets · starch

cleaning vs. soiling

Persildirt

Loose dry earth

grime · stain · mud · grease · filth

Phrases
Family

persist, persistent, persistence, persisting, persistently, persisted, persistency, persisters, nonpersistent

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G