lavar
Meaning
- (transitive) to wash
- (transitive) to wipe, clear (disgrace, doubt, etc.)
- (reflexive) to wash oneself
- (reflexive) to wash a body part of oneself (e.g. hands, hair)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
la‧var
Pronounced as (IPA)
/laˈbaɾ/
Etymology
Inherited from Latin lavāre (“to wash”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”).
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