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God help you if you "mis-gender" it...

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Turns out to be feminine. Probably best not to hypothesise about that. [Edit] Don't shoot the messenger.

la machine
feminine noun
machine
une machine à laver a washing machine
une machine à écrire a typewriter
une machine à coudre a sewing machine
une machine à sous a fruit machine

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictio...3%A0-laver

The French don't seem to be as woke as some countries:

English to French: transvestite:
travesti(e) m/f

What were they thinking?

English to French: travesty:
travesti; raillerie; moquerie; insulte; dérision; sarcasme; diffamation; risée