lavacara

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /labaˈkaɾa/ [la.β̞aˈka.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -aɾa
• Syllabification: la‧va‧ca‧ra

Noun

lavacara f (plural lavacaras)

1. (Andes) washbasin

   Synonyms: lavabo, pila

Further reading

• “lavacara”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10