servilleta

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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

Noun

servilleta f (plural servilletas)

  1. napkin

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