lavate

Lavate is a term that can refer to several Romance-language verb forms rather than a single, independent concept. In Italian, lavate is the second-person plural form of the verb lavare and also its imperative form, meaning "you all wash" or "wash (you all)." It appears in sentences such as Voi lavate i piatti.

In Spanish, the closely related form lávate—accented on the first syllable—is the affirmative tú command of lavarse, meaning "wash yourself." The accent marks the stress.

Etymology: Both forms derive from the Latin lavare "to wash," which gave rise to the Romance-language verbs lavare in Italian and lavar in Spanish, with reflexive forms such as lavarse in Spanish.

Other uses: Lavate can appear as a surname in Italian-speaking communities; it may also be used as a place name or fictional term in literature or media. Without context, "Lavate" does not refer to a widely recognized single subject.

See also: lavar, lavare, lávate, lávarse.