"lavabo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ləˈveɪbəʊ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-lavabo.wav Forms: lavabos [plural], lavaboes [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-noun|s|lavaboes}} lavabo (plural lavabos or lavaboes)
  1. (Christianity) A ritual involving the washing of one's hands at a church's offertory before handling the Eucharist. Synonyms: lavatory
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  2. (Christianity) The small towel used to dry the priest's hands following the ritual.
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  3. A washbasin, particularly (Christianity) the one in a church used in the ritual. Synonyms: washbasin Translations (church washbasin): lavabo [masculine] (French), Lavabo [neuter] (German), φιάλη αγιασμού (fiáli agiasmoú) [feminine] (Greek), lavabo (Indonesian), lavabo [masculine] (Italian), рукомо́йник (rukomójnik) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-lavabo-en-noun-OJ7CL-sa Categories (other): Christianity Disambiguation of 'church washbasin': 13 1 69 1 16
  4. (architecture) A trough used for washing at some medieval monasteries.
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  5. (humorous, euphemistic) A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation. Tags: euphemistic, humorous
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Inflected forms

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          "source": "Thesaurus:bathroom",
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "vault"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:bathroom",
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "wardrobe"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:bathroom",
          "tags": [
            "Canada",
            "US"
          ],
          "word": "washroom"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:bathroom",
          "tags": [
            "UK"
          ],
          "word": "water closet"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:bathroom",
          "tags": [
            "UK"
          ],
          "word": "WC"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:bathroom",
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "withdraught"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "euphemistic",
        "humorous"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ləˈveɪbəʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-lavabo.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d8/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-lavabo.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-lavabo.wav.mp3",
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    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "church washbasin",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lavabo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "church washbasin",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Lavabo"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "fiáli agiasmoú",
      "sense": "church washbasin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "φιάλη αγιασμού"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "church washbasin",
      "word": "lavabo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "church washbasin",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lavabo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rukomójnik",
      "sense": "church washbasin",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "рукомо́йник"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Psalm 26",
    "lavabo"
  ],
  "word": "lavabo"
}

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