towel (cloth used for drying something wet) · ellipsis of toalha de mesa
çekim: çoğul toalhas
köken: Borrowed from Old Occitan toalha, from Medieval Latin toallia, from Frankish *þwahillja (“towel, washcloth”). Compare Italian tovaglia (“tablecloth”).
aile: deitar a toalha ao chão, jogar a toalha, toalha de banho, toalha de mesa, toalha de praia, toalha de rosto, toalhete, toalhinha, toalhita
Acabei de sair da piscina. Alguém me arranja uma toalha?
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Latin tergeō Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin manutergium From manus (“hand”) + tergeō (“wipe, clean”) + -ium. Compare with mantēle.
Etimoloji
From Middle High German hanttuoch, from Old High German hanttuoh. By surface analysis, Hand (“hand”) + Tuch (“cloth”).