lava-

See also: lava, Lava, láva, lavá, lavâ, låvå, and ľavá

Italian

Etymology

From lavare (“to wash”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /la.va/
  • Hyphenation: la‧va-

Prefix

lava-

  1. used to form nouns related to washing
    ‎lava- + ‎piatti (“plates”) → ‎lavapiatti (“dishwasher”)
    ‎lava- + ‎biancheria (“underwear, linen”) → ‎lavabiancheria (“washing machine”)
    ‎lava- + ‎mano (“hand”) → ‎lavamano (“washstand”)

Derived terms
Category Italian terms prefixed with lava- not found
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