Meanings
nounpaper towel (plural paper towels)
plural paper towels
- AustraliaCanadaNew ZealandUScountableA sheet of absorbent paper, used for cleaning and food preparation, usually sold in and dispensed from rolls.
- New ZealandUKA sheet of absorbent paper dispensed in restrooms, usually used for drying washed hands.
Synonyms & antonyms
absorbent paper
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Translations
Arabic مِنْشَفَة وَرَقِيَّة
- مِنْشَفَة وَرَقِيَّة (minšafa waraqiyya)paper used in kitchens
Catalan tovalló de paper, paper de cuina
- tovalló de paperpaper used in kitchens
- paper de cuinapaper used in kitchens
Chinese Mandarin 紙巾 /纸巾, 廚房紙 /厨房纸
- 紙巾 /纸巾 (zhǐjīn)paper used in kitchens
- 廚房紙 /厨房纸 (chúfángzhǐ)paper used in kitchens
Danish køkkenrulle
- køkkenrullepaper used in kitchens
Dutch keukenrol
- keukenrolpaper used in kitchens
Finnish talouspaperi, talouspaperin pala
- talouspaperipaper used in kitchens
- talouspaperin palapaper used in kitchens
French essuie-tout, papier ménage
- essuie-toutpaper used in kitchens
- papier ménagepaper used in kitchens
German Küchenrolle, Küchenpapier
- Küchenrollepaper used in kitchens
- Küchenpapierpaper used in kitchens
- Papiertuchpaper used in kitchens
Greek χαρτί κουζίνας
- χαρτί κουζίνας (chartí kouzínas)paper used in kitchens
Hebrew מגבת נייר
- מגבת נייר (magévet n'yár)paper used in kitchens
Hungarian konyhai papírtörlő
- konyhai papírtörlőpaper used in kitchens
Irish píosa páipéar cistine
- píosa páipéar cistinepaper used in kitchens
Italian carta assorbente, scottex
- carta assorbentepaper used in kitchens
- scottexpaper used in kitchens
- carta da cucinapaper used in kitchens
- rotolo da cucinapaper used in kitchens
Japanese ペーパータオル, キッチンペーパー
- ペーパータオル (pēpā taoru)paper used in kitchens
- キッチンペーパー (kitchin pēpā)paper used in kitchens
Korean 페이퍼 타월, 키친 타월
- 페이퍼 타월 (peipeo tawol)paper used in kitchens
- 키친 타월 (kichin tawol)paper used in kitchens
- 종이 행주 (jong'i haengju)paper used in kitchens
Lithuanian popierinis rankšluostis
- popierinis rankšluostispaper used in kitchens
Norwegian Bokmål kjøkkenrull, papirhåndkle
- kjøkkenrullpaper used in kitchens
- papirhåndklepaper used in kitchens
Polish ręcznik papierowy
- ręcznik papierowypaper used in kitchens
Portuguese papel-toalha
- papel-toalhapaper used in kitchens
Russian бума́жное полоте́нце
- бума́жное полоте́нце (bumážnoje poloténce)paper used in kitchens
Spanish servilleta de papel
- servilleta de papelpaper used in kitchens
Swedish hushållspapper
- hushållspapperpaper used in kitchens
Turkish kâğıt havlu
- kâğıt havlupaper used in kitchens
Ukrainian паперо́вий рушни́к
- паперо́вий рушни́к (paperóvyj rušnýk)paper used in kitchens
Vietnamese khăn giấy
- khăn giấypaper used in kitchens
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APA
paper towel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paper%20towel
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“paper towel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paper%20towel. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paper towel,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paper%20towel.
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