lavabo

la·va·bo

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [luh-vey-boh, -vah-]
- /ləˈveɪ boʊ, -ˈvɑ-/
- /lavˈɑːbəʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [luh-vey-boh, -vah-]
- /ləˈveɪ boʊ, -ˈvɑ-/

Definitions of lavabo word

noun plural lavabo Ecclesiastical. the ritual washing of the celebrant's hands after the offertory in the Mass, accompanied in the Roman rite by the recitation of Psalm 26:6–12. the passage recited. the small towel or the basin used. 1
noun plural lavabo (in many medieval monasteries) a large stone basin equipped with a number of small orifices through which water flowed, used for the performance of ablutions. 1
noun plural lavabo a washbowl with a spigot-equipped water tank above, both mounted on a wall: now often used for decoration or as a planter. 1
noun lavabo (in the Roman Catholic Church) a towel or basin used for the ritual washing of the celebrant’s hands at the offertory of the Mass. 1
noun lavabo the ritual washing of the celebrant's hands after the offertory at Mass 0
noun lavabo (as modifier) 0

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Origin of lavabo

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60, lavabo is from the Latin word lavābō: I shall wash

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Parts of speech for Lavabo

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lavabo popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for lavabo

noun lavabo

laundry — articles of clothing, linens, etc., that have been or are to be washed.
bath — A bath is a container, usually a long rectangular one, which you fill with water and sit in while you wash your body.
ablution — the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
soaking — to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.
bathing — swimming

All 16 Synonyms of lavabo