toalha

Signification (Anglais)

1. (feminine) towel (cloth used for drying something wet)
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, feminine) ellipsis of toalha de mesa

Concepts

serviette

essuie-main

nappe

touaille

essuie mains

essuie-mains

torchon

Synonymes

guardanapo

Traductions

toalla

towel

Handtuch

handdoek

asciugamano

tovallola

منشفة

havlu

tovaglia

tablecloth

πετσέτα

Tischtuch

mantele

mantel

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/tuˈa.ʎɐ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Emprunté à provençal ancien: toalha

In summary

Borrowed from Old Occitan toalha, from Medieval Latin toallia, from Frankish *þwahillja (“towel, washcloth”). Compare Italian tovaglia (“tablecloth”).