lavamanos

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of lava (“to wash”) +‎ manos (“hands”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /labaˈmanos/ [la.β̞aˈma.nos]
• Rhymes: -anos
• Syllabification: la‧va‧ma‧nos

Noun

lavamanos m (plural lavamanos)

1. sink
2. washbowl

See also

• lavabo m

Further reading

• “lavamanos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014