🇪🇸 Spanish

toallas

feminine

las toallas

towels

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toallas
/las toˈaʎas/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say toallas in Spanish?

IPA
/las toˈaʎas/

How do you pronounce toallas in Spanish?

toallas is pronounced /las toˈaʎas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La toalla blanca está mojada porque la usé para secarme después del baño.

The white towel is wet because I used it to dry myself after my bath.

Compré una toalla nueva y muy suave para mi hija pequeña.

I bought a new and very soft towel for my little daughter.

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Why is it feminine?

Toallas is feminine because it derives from Latin "tuālia" (plural of tuāle, meaning bathing cloth). In Spanish and other Romance languages, Latin feminine nouns ending in -a regularly remained feminine. The word follows the standard pattern of Latin -a ending nouns becoming feminine in Spanish, which is a productive and regular gender preservation pattern from Latin to modern Romance languages.

What is the Spanish word for towels?

The Spanish word for towels is las toallas — feminine.

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