How to Say "Sink Noun" in Spanish

fregadero

/fɾeɡaˈdeɾo/

To say sink noun in Spanish, meaning the kitchen sink, use fregadero.

fregadero is the fixed basin with a drain and faucet where you wash dishes in the kitchen.

Which one should you use?

fregadero is the kitchen sink. For a bathroom sink, Spanish uses lavabo.

In parts of Central America, especially Costa Rica and Nicaragua, you may hear pilón. In Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay bacha is common.

fregadero is masculine, so it is el fregadero. The plural is fregaderos.

In IPA it is /fɾeɡaˈdeɾo/, with the stress on the second to last syllable.

In Costa Rica and Nicaragua, the term pilón may be used for a sink, but a pilón is traditionally a large stone mortar used for grinding corn. This reflects a history where stone basins served multiple domestic purposes.
While fregadero describes the kitchen sink, the word fregar is also used to describe mopping the floors. In many Spanish homes, the act of cleaning the floor is called fregar el suelo.
The Spanish word fregadero is rooted in the Latin word fricāre, which means 'to rub'.

La cocina de mi nueva casa tiene un hermoso fregadero de acero inoxidable.
The kitchen in my new house has a beautiful stainless steel sink.
Por favor, no dejes platos sucios en el lavabo.
Please do not leave dirty dishes in the sink.
Carlos, ¿puedes lavar los vegetales en la pila, por favor?
Carlos, can you wash the vegetables in the sink, please?
¿Puedes limpiar el sumidero del fregadero? Está obstruido.
Can you clean the sink drain? It's clogged.
Pon los platos sucios en la bacha para que los lave después.
Put the dirty plates in the sink so I can wash them later.
Pon los platos en el fregadero.
Put the dishes in the sink.
El fregadero está muy sucio.
The sink is very dirty.
Necesito limpiar el fregadero de la cocina.
I need to clean the kitchen sink.

In a kitchen, Lucía is looking for a place to wash a glass.

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