jofaina

/xoˈfaina/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las jofainas

Meaning

  1. washbasin

    • Se lavó en la jofaina.

      He washed in the basin.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

lavamanos

jofaina is more old-fashioned or traditional, a basin and pitcher set; lavamanos is more modern, a sink.

lavabo

jofaina is more old-fashioned or traditional, a basin and pitcher set; lavabo is the most common modern word for a sink or washbasin.

Similar in other languages

German

Waschbecken

Waschbecken is the German word for the same thing — both mean "washbasin."

Practice

1 What does jofaina mean?

2 Fill the gap: Se lavó en la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches jofaina?

noun

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