lavar
/laˈbaɾ/ · A2 · verb
to wash
🧼 lavar = lavatory + lavender: all from Latin lavare, to wash
Latin lavare (to wash) gave English lavatory (a washing place), lather-adjacent laundry (via French lavandier) and lavender, once used to scent washing. Spanish b/v sound alike, so it is said la-BAR.