bath towel

bath tow·el
Canada, US, UK/ˌbæθ ˈtaʊ̯.əl/Canada, US, UK, also/ˌbaθ ˈtaʊ̯.əl/Australia/ˌbæθ ˈtæɔ̯.əl/New Zealand/ˌbɛθ ˈtæʊ̯.əl/

noun

A large towel used to dry the body after bathing.

Meanings

nounbath towel (plural bath towels)

plural bath towels · alternative bath-towel · alternative bathtowel

  1. A large towel used to dry the body after bathing.

Translations

Bulgarian пешки́р, пещема́л
  • пешки́р (peškír)towel for drying the body
  • пещема́л (peštemál)towel for drying the body
Catalan tovallola de bany
  • tovallola de banytowel for drying the body
Chinese Cantonese 沖涼巾 /冲凉巾
  • 沖涼巾 /冲凉巾towel for drying the body
Chinese Mandarin 浴巾
  • 浴巾 (yùjīn)towel for drying the body
Czech ručník, osuška
  • ručníktowel for drying the body
  • osuškatowel for drying the body
Danish badehåndklæde
  • badehåndklædetowel for drying the body
Dutch badhanddoek
  • badhanddoektowel for drying the body
Esperanto bantuko
  • bantukotowel for drying the body
Estonian vannilina
  • vannilinatowel for drying the body
Finnish kylpypyyhe
  • kylpypyyhetowel for drying the body
French serviette de bain
  • serviette de baintowel for drying the body
German Badetuch
  • Badetuchtowel for drying the body
Irish tuáille folctha
  • tuáille folcthatowel for drying the body
Italian asciugamano da bagno
  • asciugamano da bagnotowel for drying the body
Japanese バスタオル
  • バスタオル (basutaoru)towel for drying the body
Korean 목욕 수건, 목욕타올
  • 목욕 수건 (mogyok sugeon)towel for drying the body
  • 목욕타올 (mogyoktaol)towel for drying the body
Norwegian Bokmål badehåndkle
  • badehåndkletowel for drying the body
Polish prześcieradło kąpielowe, czecheł
  • prześcieradło kąpielowetowel for drying the body
  • czechełtowel for drying the body
Portuguese toalha de banho, lençol de banho
  • toalha de banhotowel for drying the body
  • lençol de banhotowel for drying the body
Romanian prosop
  • prosoptowel for drying the body
Russian ба́нное полоте́нце
  • ба́нное полоте́нце (bánnoje poloténce)towel for drying the body
Slovak ručník, osuška
  • ručníktowel for drying the body
  • osuškatowel for drying the body
Spanish toalla de baño
  • toalla de bañotowel for drying the body
Swedish badhandduk, badlakan
  • badhandduktowel for drying the body
  • badlakantowel for drying the body
Tamil துண்டு
  • துண்டு (tuṇṭu)towel for drying the body
Thai ผ้าเช็ดตัว
  • ผ้าเช็ดตัว (pâa-chét-dtuua)towel for drying the body
Turkish banyo havlusu
  • banyo havlusutowel for drying the body
Welsh lliain mawr
  • lliain mawrtowel for drying the body
Cite this entry
APA

bath towel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bath%20towel

MLA

“bath towel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bath%20towel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bath towel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bath%20towel.

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