lavabo

/laˈβaβo/

el noun A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
los lavabos

Meaning

  1. washbasin

    • Me lavé en el lavabo.

      I washed at the sink.

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

jofaina

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

lavamanos

lavabo and lavamanos are close synonyms for "washbasin," largely interchangeable regional variants.

Similar in other languages

German

Waschbecken

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

Practice

1 What does lavabo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Me lavé en el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lavabo?

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