lavaplatos
Spanish
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of lava (“to wash”) + platos (“dishes”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /labaˈplatos/ [la.β̞aˈpla.t̪os]
- Rhymes: -atos
- Syllabification: la‧va‧pla‧tos
Noun
lavaplatos m (plural lavaplatos)
- dishwasher
- Synonym: lavavajillas
- (Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela) kitchen sink
- Synonym: fregadero
Further reading
- “lavaplatos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024