servilleta

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /seɾbiˈʝeta/ [seɾ.β̞iˈʝe.t̪a]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /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)

napkin

Derived terms

servilletero

Further reading

“servilleta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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