toalha

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Portuguese

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toalhas
toalha de mesa

Etymology

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From Old Occitan toalha,[1][2][3][4] from Medieval Latin toallia, from Frankish *thwahillja.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /tuˈa.ʎɐ/ [tʊˈa.ʎɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈtwa.ʎɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tuˈa.ʎa/ [tʊˈa.ʎa], (faster pronunciation) /ˈtwa.ʎa/

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

Noun

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toalha f (plural toalhas)

  1. towel
  2. table cloth

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 toalha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. 2.0 2.1 toalha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024
  3. ^ toalha”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 20082024
  4. ^ toalha”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 20152024