Polyglot Dictionary

lavamanos

/laβaˈmanos/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los lavamanos

Meaning

  1. washbasin

    Built from lava (washes (from lavar)) + manos (hands).

    • Hay jabón junto al lavamanos.

      There is soap next to the washbasin.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • lava washes (from lavar)
  • manos hands

Similar words

jofaina

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

lavabo

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 lavamanos mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hay jabón junto al ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lavamanos?

nouncompound

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