Sanitario

Sanitario is a term used in Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian to refer to matters of health, hygiene, and sanitation. As an adjective in these languages, it means related to health or sanitary conditions. As a noun, it commonly designates bathroom facilities or fixtures, especially in buildings or public spaces; the plural sanitarios can refer to the set of sanitary fixtures in a bathroom. In English, the cognate term sanitary covers similar meanings and sanitary ware refers to bathroom fixtures and fittings.

In architecture and construction, sanitarios include toilets, urinals, bidets, sinks, showers, bathtubs, and related fittings made from ceramics or other materials. These fixtures are designed to enable personal hygiene and to support hygiene standards in residential, commercial, and public environments. The broader concept of sanitation encompasses water supply, sewage collection and treatment, waste management, and hygiene promotion to prevent disease and improve public health.

In many Spanish-speaking regions, servicios sanitarios is a common label for restrooms or toilet facilities in a building or a public area. The term also appears in discussions of sanitary ware manufacturing and regulation, where standards address durability, cleanliness, and accessibility. Overall, sanitario captures both the objects used for personal hygiene and the systems that ensure sanitary conditions in communities.