lavar

to wash; to wipe, clear (disgrace, doubt, etc.); to wash oneself; to wash a body part of oneself (e.g. hands, hair, etc.)

“Los de por aquí vienen a este lavadero público para lavar la ropa.” — People from around here come to this public washing sink to wash their clothes.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃-der. Proto-Italic *lowō Latin lavō Old Spanish lavar Spanish lavar From Old Spanish lavar, from Latin lavāre (“to wash”).