servilleta

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /seɾbiˈʝeta/ [seɾ.β̞iˈʝe.t̪a]

• 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

servilleta f (plural servilletas)

1. napkin

Derived terms

• servilletero

 

Further reading

• “servilleta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28