tavaïolle

French

Etymology

From Middle French tavaiolle, from Italian tovagliola (“napkin”), diminutive of tovaglia (“tablecloth”), from Medieval Latin duvahila, toacula, toacla (“towel”), from Frankish *þwahila (“cloth”), from Proto-Germanic *þwahilō (“wash-cloth"; literally, "something used for washing”), from Proto-Germanic *þwahaną (“to wash”). Akin to Old High German dwahila (“towel”) (German dialectal Zwehle), Dutch dwaal (“a towel”), Old English þwēan (“to wash”). More at touaille.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta.va.jɔl/

Noun

tavaïolle f (plural tavaïolles)

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

Further reading

“tavaïolle” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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