handdoek

Meaning

a towel, a cloth used for drying (sometimes for cleaning) one's hands

Concepts

towel

Synonyms

badhanddoek

Translations

Handtuch

toalla

toalha

serviette

asciugamano

tovallola

منشفة

havlu

mantele

πετσέτα

servieta de banh

خاولی

essuie-mains

serviette de toilette

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɦɑn.duk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: hantdoec

In summary

From Middle Dutch hantdoec. By surface analysis, hand (“hand”) + doek (“cloth”).