tavaïolle

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French tavaiolle, from Italian tovagliola (“napkin”), diminutive of tovaglia (“tablecloth”), from Medieval Latin toallia, toacula, duvahila, toacla (“towel”), from Frankish *þwahilu (“cloth”). Doublet of touaille.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.va.jɔl/

Noun

tavaïolle f (plural tavaïolles)

1. a linen cloth, sometimes entirely of lace or trimmed with lace, used in church sacraments

Further reading

• “tavaïolle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.