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vajilla

crockery

noun bah-HEE-yah Rare
Home & Lifestyle Utensils

Origin: From Old Spanish vajilla, from vaso (vessel), from Latin vas.

Also means

tableware

Usage Note

Vajilla is a collective noun referring to a matched set of dishes, plates, and bowls—not individual items. You would say una vajilla de porcelana for a full china set, but un plato for a single plate. The word is always feminine and singular even when referring to many pieces. In everyday speech lavar la vajilla means 'to do the washing-up'.

Examples

"Lavaron toda la vajilla después de cenar."

Natural Translation

They washed all the crockery after dinner.

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