servilleta

/seɾβiˈʝeta/

la noun A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las servilletas

Meaning

  1. napkin

    • Necesito una servilleta.

      I need a napkin.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

pañal

For English speakers specifically: don't confuse the similar-sounding English words — pañal means "nappy/diaper," servilleta means "napkin." Completely different things despite the English words sounding alike.

Similar in other languages

German

Serviette

Serviette is the German word for the same thing — both mean "napkin."

Portuguese

guardanapo

guardanapo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "napkin."

Practice

1 What does servilleta mean?

2 Fill the gap: Necesito una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches servilleta?

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