el
masculine
/laˈβaβo/
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Translation
washbasin, sink
Word origin
From Latin lavabo ('I will wash'), the first-person future of lavare ('to wash'). The same Latin verb gives English 'lavatory' and 'lavish'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- lavabo
- English cognates
- lavatory, lavish
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Plurallavabos
Examples
lavo .
I wash my hands in the washbasin before eating.
atascado .
The bathroom sink is blocked again.
¿ , ?
Where is the lavatory, please?
pastilla .
There is a bar of soap next to the washbasin.
fontanero .
The plumber came to fix the sink.
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