lavabo

== English == === Etymology === From the Christian ritual, which was traditionally accompanied in Catholicism by a recitation of Psalm 25:6 (Psalm 26:6, in the Hebrew and in most modern translations) which in Latin begins with the word lavābō (“I will wash”). The sense of "room with a toilet" developed under the influence of lavatory and lav. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ləˈveɪbəʊ/ === Noun === lavabo (plural lavabos or lavaboes) (Christianity) A ritual involving the washing of one's hands at a church's offertory before handling the Eucharist. Synonym: lavatory (Christianity) The small towel used to dry the priest's hands following the ritual. A washbasin, particularly (Christianity) the one in a church used in the ritual. Synonym: washbasin (architecture) A trough used for washing at some medieval monasteries. (humorous, euphemistic) A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bathroom ==== Translations ==== === References === == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [ləˈβa.βu] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ləˈva.bo] IPA(key): (Valencia) [laˈva.bo] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [laˈβa.βo] Hyphenation: la‧va‧bo === Noun === lavabo m (plural lavabos) lavabo, washbasin, sink toilet Synonym: vàter (metonymic) bathroom Synonym: bany == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French lavabo, from Latin lavābō (“I will wash”), first-person singular future active indicative of lavō, lavāre (“wash, bathe”, verb). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: la‧va‧bo === Noun === lavabo m (plural lavabo's, diminutive lavabootje n) (Belgium) sink, washbasin === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “lavabo”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin lavābō (“I will wash”), first-person singular future active indicative of lavō, lavāre (“wash, bathe”, verb). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /la.va.bo/ === Noun === lavabo m (plural lavabos) washbasin ==== Descendants ==== → German: Lavabo → Turkish: lavabo → Vietnamese: la-va-bô === Further reading === “lavabo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012[[Category:fr:|LAVABO]] == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Latin lavābō (“I will wash”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /laˈvabo/ [laˈfa.bo] Rhymes: -abo Syllabification: la‧va‧bo === Noun === lavabo (plural lavabo-lavabo) (Catholicism) lavabo: a ritual involving the washing of one's hands at a church's offertory before handling the Eucharist the small towel used to dry the priest's hands following the ritual a washbasin, the one in a church used in the ritual === Further reading === “lavabo”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /laˈva.bo/ Rhymes: -abo Hyphenation: la‧và‧bo === Noun === lavabo m (plural lavabi or lavabo) sink, in particular of a bathroom lavabo ==== Synonyms ==== lavandino == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɫaˈwaː.boː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [laˈvaː.bo] === Verb === lavābō first-person singular future active indicative of lavō == Norman == === Etymology === From Latin lavābō (“I will wash”), first-person singular future active indicative of lavō, lavāre (“wash, bathe”). === Noun === lavabo m (plural lavabos) (Jersey) washbasin == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin lavābō (“I shall clean”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -abu Hyphenation: la‧va‧bo === Noun === lavabo m (plural lavabos) lavabo (washbasin, especially one used for ceremonious washing) Synonym: lavatório (chiefly in the plural) lavatory (room containing a toilet) Synonyms: casa de banho, banheiro, lavatório, WC ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “lavabo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /laʋǎboː/ Hyphenation: la‧va‧bo === Noun === lavàbō m inan (Cyrillic spelling лава̀бо̄) sink, washbasin lavabo ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== umivaonik == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin lavābō, first person singular future indicative of lavāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /laˈbabo/ [laˈβ̞a.β̞o] Rhymes: -abo Syllabification: la‧va‧bo === Noun === lavabo m (plural lavabos) bathroom sink, washbasin Synonym: pila (chiefly Catalonian) washroom, toilet Synonym: baño ==== Descendants ==== → Cebuano: lababo → Sambali: lababo → Tagalog: lababo → Tausug: lababu ==== See also ==== lavamanos m === Further reading === “lavabo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Turkish == === Alternative forms === lavobo (misspelling) === Etymology === Borrowed from French lavabo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (standard) /laˈva.bo/, (some speakers) /ɫaˈva.bo/, (in fast speech) /ˈlaːbo/, /ˈɫaːbo/ Hyphenation: la‧va‧bo === Noun === lavabo (definite accusative lavaboyu, plural lavabolar) washbasin (euphemistic) toilet Synonym: tuvalet ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “lavabo”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “lavabo”, in Nişanyan Sözlük Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “lavabo”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “lavabo”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 3, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2881