lavabo

Meaning of lavabo

noun
  1. (in the Roman Catholic Church) the ritual washing of the celebrant's hands at the offertory of the Mass.
  2. 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.

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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

Words that rhyme with lavabo

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