lavar los manos

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Pronunciations

lavar los manos (la-VAR los MAH-nos)
a lavar los manos (ah la-VAR los MAH-nos) listen

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Definitions

  • v. To wash your hands, typically before a meal.

Example Sentences

  • "Growing up, my parents would always tell me a lavar los manos before we start the meal."

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Languages of Origin

  • Ladino

Etymology

  • a lavar los manos 'to wash your hands'

      • Who Uses This

      • Ottoman Sephardim: Jews with ancestry in Spain and, post-expulsion, in Turkey, Greece, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire

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      • Australia / New Zealand

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      Alternative Spellings

      a lavar los manos

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