lavar

Meaning

to wash

Concepts

wash

🧽

launder

clean

clear

wash out

rinse

swill

wash away

wash down

washes

wash off

withdraw

cleanse

hush

mop

remove

Synonyms

limpar

tirar

sacar

enxaguar

Translations

laver

🧽

lavar

🧽

lavare

🧽

waschen

🧽

wassen

🧽

rentar

🧽

πλένω

de was doen

yıkamak

🧽

spülen

netejar

uitwassen

غسل

Pronounced as (IPA)

/laˈva(ʁ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: lavō

Cognate with French: laver

Cognate with Italian: lavare

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lavar, from Latin lavāre (“to wash”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”). Compare Galician and Spanish lavar, French laver, and Italian lavare.