Kilo Lingo

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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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This word is part of lesson 89.