Me during my French exam wondering what is the gender of a washing machine

Me during my French exam wondering what is the gender of a washing machine

Do you feel like the little girl in this meme? Never knowing the gender of a noun in French? There is in fact a logical reason for the gender of a washing machine in French. A washing machine is a “lave-linge” in French. That word is made up of two individual words: “lave” which comes…