aguamanil

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin aquamanīle, from Latin aqua (“water”), and the root of manus (“hand”). Compare Portuguese gomil, agomil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡwamaˈnil/ [a.ɣ̞wa.maˈnil]
• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: a‧gua‧ma‧nil

Noun

aguamanil m (plural aguamaniles)

1. washbowl, wash stand
2. water jug, ewer

Further reading

• “aguamanil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014