serviette
English
/ˌsɜː.vi.ˈɛt/, /ˌsɝ.vi.ˈɛt/
noun
Definitions
- (UK) A table napkin, now especially a paper one.
- (obsolete) a lazy Susan
Etymology
Borrowed from French serviette (napkin).
Origin
French
serviette
Gloss
napkin
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Serviette German
- selviétta Italian
- serviette French
- servir French
- serviett Norwegian Bokmål
- serwetka Polish
- serviett Norwegian Nynorsk
- serviet Danish
- salveta Serbo-Croatian
- servietă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- șervet Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- sèrviette Norman
- Zervéit Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch