towelette

English

Etymology

From towel +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /taʊ.ˈlɛt/, /taʊ.ə.ˈlɛt/

Noun

towelette (plural towelettes)

A small towel, hand or face wipe, either dry or more commonly impregnated with water or a cleansing fluid.
Hyponym: moist towelette

The folded moist towelette was smaller than my palm, but when unfolded at least cleaned my hands.

Translations

A small towel

Esperanto: viŝileto
Estonian: salvrätik
Finnish: kosteuspyyhe (fi)
French: lingette (fr) f
Russian: полотенчико (ru) (polotenčiko)

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