Lavabo — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lævˈɑːboʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/lavˈɑːbəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lavˈɑːbəʊ/

3 syllables Say it as /lævˈɑːboʊ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

washbasin washbowl handbasin wash-hand basin

Around the World

Europe

🇷🇺Russian

лавабо

таз для мытья рук («умывальник» — британское выражение)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लवाबो

हाथ धोने के लिए एक बेसिन (`वॉश-हैंड बेसिन' एक ब्रिटिश अभिव्यक्ति है)

🇧🇩Bengali

লাভাবো

হাত ধোয়ার জন্য একটি বেসিন (`ওয়াশ-হ্যান্ড বেসিন' একটি ব্রিটিশ অভিব্যক্তি)

🇮🇳Tamil

லாவாபோ

கைகளை கழுவுவதற்கான ஒரு பேசின் (`வாஷ்-ஹேண்ட் பேசின்' என்பது ஒரு பிரிட்டிஷ் வெளிப்பாடு)

🇮🇳Telugu

లావాబో

చేతులు కడుక్కోవడానికి ఒక బేసిన్ (`వాష్-హ్యాండ్ బేసిన్' అనేది బ్రిటీష్ వ్యక్తీకరణ)

🇮🇳Marathi

लावाबो

हात धुण्यासाठी बेसिन (`वॉश-हँड बेसिन' ही एक ब्रिटिश अभिव्यक्ती आहे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

લાવાબો

હાથ ધોવા માટે બેસિન (`વોશ-હેન્ડ બેસિન' એ બ્રિટિશ અભિવ્યક્તિ છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲಾವಾಬೊ

ಕೈಗಳನ್ನು ತೊಳೆಯಲು ಒಂದು ಜಲಾನಯನ (`ವಾಶ್-ಹ್ಯಾಂಡ್ ಬೇಸಿನ್' ಎಂಬುದು ಬ್ರಿಟಿಷ್ ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലാവാബോ

കൈ കഴുകുന്നതിനുള്ള ഒരു തടം (`വാഷ്-ഹാൻഡ് ബേസിൻ' എന്നത് ഒരു ബ്രിട്ടീഷ് പദപ്രയോഗമാണ്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਾਵਾਬੋ

ਹੱਥ ਧੋਣ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਬੇਸਿਨ ('ਵਾਸ਼-ਹੈਂਡ ਬੇਸਿਨ' ਇੱਕ ਬ੍ਰਿਟਿਸ਼ ਸਮੀਕਰਨ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

لاابو

ہاتھ دھونے کے لیے بیسن ('واش ہینڈ بیسن' ایک برطانوی اظہار ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

盥洗室

洗手盆（“洗洗手盆”是英国表达方式）

🇯🇵Japanese

ラバボ

手を洗うための洗面器（「洗面器」はイギリスの表現です）

🇰🇷Korean

라바보

손을 씻는 대야('세수대야'는 영국식 표현임)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chậu rửa bát

một cái chậu để rửa tay ('bồn rửa tay' là một cách diễn đạt của người Anh)

🇹🇭Thai

ลาวาโบ

อ่างล้างมือ (`wash-hand sink' เป็นสำนวนอังกฤษ)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لافابو

حوض لغسل اليدين ("حوض غسيل" هو تعبير بريطاني)

🇮🇷Persian

لاوابو

یک لگن برای شستن دست ها ('wash-hand basin' یک عبارت انگلیسی است)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'lavabo'?

The primary meaning of 'lavabo' is 'a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression)'.

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Using 'lavabo' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'lavabo' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'lavabo' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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