servilleta

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French serviette. Reinterpreted as a double diminutive servir +‎ -illa +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /seɾbiˈʝeta/ [seɾ.β̞iˈʝe.t̪a]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /seɾbiˈʎeta/ [seɾ.β̞iˈʎe.t̪a]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /seɾbiˈʃeta/ [seɾ.β̞iˈʃe.t̪a]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /seɾbiˈʒeta/ [seɾ.β̞iˈʒe.t̪a]

  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Syllabification: ser‧vi‧lle‧ta

Noun

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servilleta f (plural servilletas)

  1. napkin

Derived terms

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Further reading

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