tovalla

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan toalla, from Frankish *thwahillja (“towel”) or indirectly via Medieval Latin toallia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [tuˈβa.ʎə]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [toˈva.ʎə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [toˈva.ʎa]

Noun

tovalla f (plural tovalles)

(dated) Synonym of tovallola (“towel”)
(in the plural) tablecloth

Further reading

“tovalla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“tovalla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“tovalla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

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