toalha

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Portuguese

toalhas
toalha de mesa

Etymology

From Old Occitan toalha,[1][2][3][4] from Medieval Latin toallia, from Frankish *thwahillja.[1][2]. Compare Italian tovaglia (“tablecloth”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /tuˈa.ʎɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈtwa.ʎɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tuˈa.ʎa/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈtwa.ʎa/

  • Rhymes: -aʎɐ
  • Hyphenation: to‧a‧lha

Noun

toalha f (plural toalhas)

  1. towel
  2. table cloth

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “toalha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “toalha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
  3. ^ “toalha”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
  4. ^ “toalha”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
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