Meaning
basin, bowl
- A shallow, wide container typically made of plastic or metal for holding liquids
In a sentence
Riempi la bacinella d'acqua tiepida per lavare i vestiti a mano.
Fill the basin with lukewarm water to hand-wash the clothes.
Abbiamo messo una bacinella sotto il tetto per raccogliere le gocce.
We put a bowl under the roof to catch the leaks.
Hai visto dove ho lasciato la bacinella azzurra?
Have you seen where I left the blue basin?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| bacinella | feminine · singular |
| bacinelle | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Historically an altered form of 'bacino', but now treated as an independent common noun for washbasins/tubs.