lavabo Hear it!

lavabo Definition

la·vabo (lə vä′bō, -vā′-)

noun pl. -·boes

  1. R.C.Ch.
    1. a short ritual, after the Offertory of Mass, in which the celebrant washes his fingers
    2. the basin used
    1. a basin and a tank for water above it, hung on a wall
    2. a wall planter resembling this

Etymology: L, I shall wash < lavare: see lave

Browse dictionary entries near lavabo

  1. ‹ lava-lava
  2. ‹ lava
  3. ‹ Lausanne
  4. ‹ lauryl alcohol
  5. ‹ Laurier
  6. ‹ lauric acid
  7. ‹ Laurentian Plateau
  8. ‹ Laurentian Mountains
  9. ‹ Laurentian
  10. ‹ Laurence
  1. lavage ›
  2. Laval ›
  3. lavaliere ›
  4. lavation ›
  5. lavatory ›
  6. lave ›
  7. lavender ›
  8. lavender water ›
  9. laver ›
  10. Lavinia ›