lavabo
Meaning of lavabo
noun
- (in the Roman Catholic Church) the ritual washing of the celebrant's hands at the offertory of the Mass.
- a trough for washing in a monastery.
mid 18th century: from Latin, literally ‘I will wash’, in Lavabo inter innocentes manus meas ‘I will wash my hands in innocence’ (Ps. 26:6), which was recited at the washing of hands in the Roman rite.
Information about lavabo
- It is a name.
- The plural form of lavabo is: lavabos.
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Hyphenation of lavabo
lavabo
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- lavabo is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
lavabo synonyms
Meaning washbasin:
washbasin, handbasin, washbowl
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