Meanings
noundishcloth (plural dishcloths)
plural dishcloths · alternative dish cloth · alternative dish-cloth
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
Arabic مِنْشَفَة, فُوطَة
- مِنْشَفَة (minšafa)for drying
- فُوطَة (fūṭa)for drying
- منديل (mandīl)for drying
- فوطة (fūṭa)for drying
Catalan baieta, baieta
- baietafor drying
- baietafor washing
Chinese Mandarin 茶巾, 抹布
- 茶巾 (chájīn)for drying
- 抹布 (mābù)for drying
- 洗碗布 (xǐwǎnbù)for washing
Czech utěrka
- utěrkafor drying
Danish viskestykke
- viskestykkefor drying
Dutch keukenhanddoek, vaatdoek
- keukenhanddoekfor drying
- vaatdoekfor drying
- theedoekfor drying
- schotelvodfor washing
- vaatdoekfor washing
Finnish astiapyyhe, tiskirätti
- astiapyyhefor drying
- tiskirättifor washing
- keittiöliinafor washing
French torchon, linge
- torchonfor drying
- lingefor drying
- essuie de vaissellefor drying
- lavettefor washing
German Geschirrtuch, Trockentuch
- Geschirrtuchfor drying
- Trockentuchfor drying
- Spültuchfor washing
- Spüllappenfor washing
Hungarian törlőruha, törülgető rongy
- törlőruhafor drying
- törülgető rongyfor drying
- konyharuhafor drying
- mosogatóruhafor washing
Irish tuáille gréithe, éadach na soithí
- tuáille gréithefor drying
- éadach na soithífor drying
- ceirt soithífor drying
- ceirt soithífor washing
Italian canovaccio, strofinaccio
- canovacciofor drying
- strofinacciofor washing
Korean 행주
- 행주 (haengju)for drying
Norwegian Bokmål kjøkkenhåndkle, kjøkkenhandkle
- kjøkkenhåndklefor drying
- kjøkkenhandklefor drying
- oppvaskklutfor washing
Polish ścierka do naczyń, ścierka kuchenna
- ścierka do naczyńfor drying
- ścierka kuchennafor drying
- ręcznik kuchennyfor drying
- ścierka do naczyńfor washing
- ścierka kuchennafor washing
- ręcznik kuchennyfor washing
Portuguese pano de prato, pano de copa
- pano de pratofor drying
- pano de copafor drying
- pano de louçafor drying
- esfregão da louçafor washing
Romanian șervet
- șervetfor drying
Russian ку́хонное полоте́нце, посу́дное полоте́нце
- ку́хонное полоте́нце (kúxonnoje poloténce)for drying
- посу́дное полоте́нце (posúdnoje poloténce)for drying
- тря́пка для мытья́ посу́ды (trjápka dlja mytʹjá posúdy)for washing
Spanish paño de cocina, secador
- paño de cocinafor drying
- secadorfor drying
- trapo de fregarfor washing
- bayetafor washing
Swedish diskhandduk, kökshandduk
- diskhanddukfor drying
- kökshanddukfor drying
- disktrasafor washing
- diskhanddukfor washing
Turkish bulaşık bezi, sarı bez
- bulaşık bezifor washing
- sarı bezfor washing
- temizlik bezifor washing
Welsh lliain sychu llestri
- lliain sychu llestrifor drying
Cite this entry
APA
dishcloth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dishcloth
MLA
“dishcloth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dishcloth. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dishcloth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dishcloth.
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