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toalha

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Portuguese

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Toalhas cor-de-rosa.Pink towels.

Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Occitan toalha, from Medieval Latin toallia, from Frankish *þwahillja (towel, washcloth). Compare Italian tovaglia (tablecloth).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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toalha f (plural toalhas)

  1. towel (cloth used for drying something wet)
    Hyponyms: toalha de banho, toalha de praia, toalha de rosto
    Acabei de sair da piscina. Alguém me arranja uma toalha?I just got out of the pool. Can someone get me a towel?
  2. ellipsis of toalha de mesa

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