toalla

Asturian

Noun

toalla f (plural toalles)

Alternative form of toballa

Spanish

Toalla de mano (hand towel).

Etymology

From an older tobaja, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þwahilō; cf. Frankish *þwahila. Compared to Galician toalla and Portuguese toalha, also French touaille, Italian tovaglia, English towel.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): toˈaʎa
Rioplatense Spanish: IPA^(key): toˈaʒa, toˈaʃa
See also: vitualla, talla

Noun

toalla f (plural toallas)

towel

Derived terms

toallita f
toallero m

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