lavatory

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. A vessel or fixture for washing
2. A vessel or fixture for washing
3. A vessel or fixture for washing
4. A vessel or fixture for washing
5. A vessel or fixture for washing
6. A vessel or fixture for washing
7. A vessel or fixture for washing, particularly
8. Handwashing as an act, particularly
9. Handwashing as an act, particularly
10. Handwashing as an act, particularly
11. (obsolete) A liquid used in washing; a lotion; a wash; a rinse.
12. A washroom: a room used for washing the face and hands.
13. A room containing a toilet: a bathroom (US) or WC (UK).
14. A plumbing fixture for urination and defecation: a toilet.
15. A place to wash clothes: a laundry.
16. (obsolete) A place where gold is panned.
17. (obsolete) A paved room in a mortuary where corpses are kept under a shower of disinfecting fluid.

Adj

Washing, or cleansing by washing.

Sinònims

toilet

🚽

bathroom

restroom

🚻

washroom

water closet

loo

privy

john

WC

🚾

latrine

can

lav

bog

washbowl

washstand

washbasin

powder room

rest room

toilette

cloakroom

basin

comfort station

water-closet

convenience

W.C.

flush toilet

sink

facilities

w.c.

bath

🛀

wash room

outhouse

bathroom

washroom

restroom

🚻

privy

bog

loo

boudoir

cloaca

closet

dressing room

dressing table

jakes

kitchen sink

lavabo

pisser

place

potty

public toilet

rear

retreat

throne

toilets

urinal

wardrobe

withdrawal

bathroom sink

coatroom

toieltt

netty

W.C

toilet facility

water-closer

the ladies’ room/the mens’ room

the ladies’/the gents’

morning toilet

pissery

nettie

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈlæv.ə.tɹi/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: lavatorie

In summary

From Middle English lavatorie, from Late Latin lavātōrium, from Latin lavāre (“to wash”) + -ium (forming places related to an activity). Doublet of lavatorium. As a place to pan gold, via Spanish lavadero. See also lave.