towel en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˈtʰaʊ̯l̩] (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈtæʊ̯əl/ Southern US, Midland US, Mid-Atlantic US, New York City, Australia, New Zealand
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- [ˈtʰaːl̩] Pittsburgh, General South African, /aʊ̯/-monophthongization
- /ˈtaːəl/ Pittsburgh, General South African, /aʊ̯/-monophthongization
- [ˈtæʊ̯l̩] Southern US, Midland US, Mid-Atlantic US, New York City, Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈtaʊ̯əl/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English towayle, towel, towail, towaille, from Old French toaille (“towel”) (modern French touaille), Medieval Latin toallia, from Frankish *þwahilu (“cloth”), from Proto-Germanic *þwahaną (“to wash”). Cognate with Old High German dwahila (“towel”) (modern dialectal German Zwehle), Dutch dwaal (“towel”), dweil (“mop”), Low German Dweel (“towel”), Old English þwǣle (“band; ribbon; fillet”), Old English þwēan (“to wash”).
Meanings
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A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath.
He needed a towel for wiping the slippery floor.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| towels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
shop towel · cup towel · towel-horse · toweling · dishtowel · show towel · towelry · tea towel · Turkish towel · towelhead · roller towel · towelheaded · bath towel · throw in the towel · hand towel · paper towel · cum towel · towel snap · dish towel · towelless · kitchen towel · Italy towel · sanitary towel · towel gourd · towelette · beach towel · towel rail · towellike · golf towel · shaving towel · jack towel · Terrible Towel · rally towel · paper toweling · sky the towel · oaken towel
Descendants
taul · ટુવાલ · tawil · to̧o̧l · ítáwuli · taul · タオル · taulo · 타월 · taul
Hyponyms
Translations (203)
ceb toalya (cloth used for wiping) · mrw towaliya (cloth used for wiping) · enm towayle (cloth used for wiping) · hu törülköző (cloth used for wiping) · az məhrəba (cloth used for wiping) · kmr pêşgîr (cloth used for wiping) · el πετσέτα (cloth used for wiping) · nds-de Dweel (cloth used for wiping) · es tobaja (cloth used for wiping) · mnc ᡶᡠᠩᡴᡠ (cloth used for wiping) · rup prusopi (cloth used for wiping) · es toalla (cloth used for wiping) · sh pèškīr (cloth used for wiping) · uk утира́ч (cloth used for wiping) · tk polotense (cloth used for wiping) · crh yüzbez (cloth used for wiping) · tg сачоқ (cloth used for wiping) · tk polotensa (cloth used for wiping) · lut ʔik̓ʷusəd (cloth used for wiping) · ce гата (cloth used for wiping) · pa ਤੌਲੀਆ (cloth used for wiping) · fi pyyheliina (cloth used for wiping) · ky суулук (cloth used for wiping) · sc tialla de facci (cloth used for wiping) · ur اَن٘گوچھا (cloth used for wiping) · ru ручни́к (cloth used for wiping) · kmr xawlî (cloth used for wiping) · ps دستمال (cloth used for wiping) · zza holi (cloth used for wiping) · eo mantuko (cloth used for wiping) · orv ручьникъ (cloth used for wiping) · mt xugaman (cloth used for wiping) · is handklæði (cloth used for wiping) · es fazaleja (cloth used for wiping) · mk рачник (cloth used for wiping) · lt rankšluostis (cloth used for wiping) · ur تَولِیَہ (cloth used for wiping) · sms sekldõs (cloth used for wiping) · war tu-alya (cloth used for wiping) · cmn 手巾 (cloth used for wiping) · acw مِنْشَفة (cloth used for wiping) · ps توليا (cloth used for wiping) · ko 타월 (cloth used for wiping) · ko 수건 (cloth used for wiping) · kok भैरासु (cloth used for wiping) · ba таҫтамал (cloth used for wiping) · sl brisača (cloth used for wiping) · prs حَوْلَه (cloth used for wiping) · ka პირსახოცი (cloth used for wiping) · sk uterák (cloth used for wiping) · ady нэпэӏэплъэкӏ (cloth used for wiping) · hil tualya (cloth used for wiping) · ru рушни́к (cloth used for wiping) · da serviet (cloth used for wiping) · et rätik (cloth used for wiping) · be уціра́льнік (cloth used for wiping) · be рушні́к (cloth used for wiping) · nn handklede (cloth used for wiping) · lv dvielis (cloth used for wiping) · ps دست پاک (cloth used for wiping) · id handuk (cloth used for wiping) · tr peşkir (cloth used for wiping) · zza pésger (cloth used for wiping) · nn handkle (cloth used for wiping) · be ручні́к (cloth used for wiping) · tao tenegey (cloth used for wiping) · it asciugamano (cloth used for wiping) · yi האַנטעך (cloth used for wiping) · sq peshqir (cloth used for wiping) · lnd anduk (cloth used for wiping) · kk сүлгі (cloth used for wiping) · mn ᠠᠯᠴᠢᠭᠤᠷ (cloth used for wiping) · te తువాలు (cloth used for wiping) · gl toalla (cloth used for wiping) · khb ᦕᦱᧉᦵᦋᧆᦐᦱᧉ (cloth used for wiping) · scn tuvagghia (cloth used for wiping) · nan-hbl 毛巾 (cloth used for wiping) · nv bee ádítʼoodí (cloth used for wiping) · lb Handduch (cloth used for wiping) · gu ટુવાલ (cloth used for wiping) · tg танпоккун (cloth used for wiping) · pl ręcznik (cloth used for wiping) · ta துண்டு (cloth used for wiping) · sw taulo (cloth used for wiping) · sk ručník (cloth used for wiping) · dng шуҗин (cloth used for wiping) · yue 毛巾 (cloth used for wiping) · crh testimal (cloth used for wiping) · ps توليه (cloth used for wiping) · mn алчуур (cloth used for wiping) · bo ཨ་ཅོར (cloth used for wiping) · ro prosop (cloth used for wiping) · pt toalha (cloth used for wiping) · sdn sciuamanu (cloth used for wiping) · sh rùčnīk (cloth used for wiping) · ky сүлгү (cloth used for wiping) · tt сөлге (cloth used for wiping) · tl tuwalya (cloth used for wiping) · mk пешкир (cloth used for wiping) · fa-ira آبْچین (cloth used for wiping) · af handdoek (cloth used for wiping) · da papir (cloth used for wiping) · th ผ้าขนหนู (cloth used for wiping) · sc tiallòra (cloth used for wiping) · grc χειρόμακτρον (cloth used for wiping) · th ผ้าเช็ดตัว (cloth used for wiping) · hi अँगौछा (cloth used for wiping) · kxd tuala (cloth used for wiping) · vi khăn (cloth used for wiping) · nv bee ádítʼoodí yázhí (cloth used for wiping) · om fooxaa (cloth used for wiping) · he מַגֶּבֶת (cloth used for wiping) · nrf sèrviette (cloth used for wiping) · bn তোয়ালে (cloth used for wiping) · ur آبچِین (cloth used for wiping) · la mantēle (cloth used for wiping) · gd tubhailt (cloth used for wiping) · ca tovallola (cloth used for wiping) · twf tûoyoną (cloth used for wiping) · ang wæterclāþ (cloth used for wiping) · sjd отеральнэһкь (cloth used for wiping) · nb handkle (cloth used for wiping) · crh avlu (cloth used for wiping) · sh ру̀чнӣк (cloth used for wiping) · eo viŝilo (cloth used for wiping) · ug لۆڭگە (cloth used for wiping) · ar مِنْشَفَة (cloth used for wiping) · ota دستار (cloth used for wiping) · luy etaulo (cloth used for wiping) · ckb خاولی (cloth used for wiping) · zza hewli (cloth used for wiping) · tk polotenste (cloth used for wiping) · sq havlli (cloth used for wiping) · jv ꦲꦤ꧀ꦝꦸꦏ꧀ (cloth used for wiping) · ovd andduk (cloth used for wiping) · ast toalla (cloth used for wiping) · de Handtuch (cloth used for wiping) · se sihkaldat (cloth used for wiping) · fo hondklæði (cloth used for wiping) · da håndklæde (cloth used for wiping) · prs آبْچِین (cloth used for wiping) · cy tywel (cloth used for wiping) · lo ຜ້າເຊັດໂຕ (cloth used for wiping) · nb håndkle (cloth used for wiping) · bo ཞལ་ཅོར (cloth used for wiping) · inh гата (cloth used for wiping) · es toballa (cloth used for wiping) · sh пѐшкӣр (cloth used for wiping) · si තුවා (cloth used for wiping) · bug handu' (cloth used for wiping) · izh räpäkkä (cloth used for wiping) · bg пешки́р (cloth used for wiping) · uk рушни́к (cloth used for wiping) · cmn 毛巾 (cloth used for wiping) · arz فوطة (cloth used for wiping) · my မျက်နှာသုတ်ပဝါ (cloth used for wiping) · kl allarut (cloth used for wiping) · ast toballa (cloth used for wiping) · cs ručník (cloth used for wiping) · sms uʹtreeʹlniǩ (cloth used for wiping) · sc frobbidoryu (cloth used for wiping) · tab дасмал (cloth used for wiping) · sv handduk (cloth used for wiping) · hsb trjenje (cloth used for wiping) · tsg jimpaw (cloth used for wiping) · io toalo (cloth used for wiping) · sc frobbidorzu (cloth used for wiping) · gd searbhadair (cloth used for wiping) · sh у̀брус (cloth used for wiping) · mk крпа (cloth used for wiping) · ja タオル (cloth used for wiping) · fi pyyhe (cloth used for wiping) · nl handdoek (cloth used for wiping) · az dəsmal (cloth used for wiping) · ga tuáille (cloth used for wiping) · fa-ira حُوْلِه (cloth used for wiping) · hi तौलिया (cloth used for wiping) · fr serviette (cloth used for wiping) · tr havlu (cloth used for wiping) · zza abçin (cloth used for wiping) · ms tuala (cloth used for wiping) · jv andhuk (cloth used for wiping) · fo handklæði (cloth used for wiping) · km កន្សែង (cloth used for wiping) · rm sientamauns (cloth used for wiping) · ru полоте́нце (cloth used for wiping) · hy սրբիչ (cloth used for wiping) · sms sekldõk (cloth used for wiping) · kn ಟವಲ್ (cloth used for wiping) · xh itawuli (cloth used for wiping) · sdn maccrammè (cloth used for wiping) · ml തൂവാല (cloth used for wiping) · tg дастурӯпоккун (cloth used for wiping) · lo ຂົນຫນູ (cloth used for wiping) · bho तौलिया (cloth used for wiping) · afb فوطة (cloth used for wiping) · bg къ́рпа (cloth used for wiping) · bg ръчени́к (cloth used for wiping) · nds-de Handdook (cloth used for wiping) · uz sochiq (cloth used for wiping) · lo ຜ້າເຊັດ (cloth used for wiping) · ta துவாலை (cloth used for wiping) · sh ùbrus (cloth used for wiping)