Facecloth

/ˈfeɪsklɔːθ/ noun

Definition

A small cloth used for washing and drying your face, often soft and absorbent.

Etymology

Compound of 'face' (Old English 'fæce', from Latin 'facies') and 'cloth' (from Old English 'clāth'). The term became standard in English for everyday bathroom items around the 19th century.

Kelly Says

The humble facecloth is called a 'flannel' in British English but 'washcloth' in American English—the same object has completely different names depending on where you learned English, which shows how regional languages develop their own vocabulary!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የ ፊት ሽንት (ye fit shint)
ye fit shint
ARالعربية
منشفة وجه (manşifa wajh)
man-shi-fa wa-jah
BNবাংলা
মুখের কাপড় (mukher kapad)
mu-ker ka-pad
CACatalà
tovallola facial
to-va-lo-la fa-sye-al
CSČeština
plíšek na obličej
pli-shek na ob-li-cej
DADansk
ansigtsklud
an-sigts-klod
DEDeutsch
Gesichtstuch
geh-zichts-tooch
ELΕλληνικά
μαντήλι προσώπου (mantheli prospópou)
man-the-li pro-so-poo
ESEspañol
toalla facial
to-al-ya fa-sye-al
FAفارسی
حوله صورت (howleh soorat)
how-leh so-raat
FISuomi
kasvojenpyyhe
kas-vo-jen-pyy-he
FRFrançais
chiffon facial
shi-fon fa-sye-al
GUGU
મુખપટ્ટી (mukhapattī)
mu-kh-pat-tee
HAHA
karya fuska
ka-rya fu-ska
HEעברית
מרטיל פנים (mertlil panim)
mert-lil pa-nim
HIहिन्दी
चेहरे का कपड़ा (chehre ka kapda)
che-hre ka ka-pda
HUMagyar
arc kendő
ar-c ken-do
IDBahasa Indonesia
handuk wajah
han-duk wa-jah
IGIG
nkwu ozu
nkwu oo-zu
ITItaliano
panno facciale
pan-no fa-tsee-ale
JA日本語
顔用タオル (kao-yo-taoru)
ka-o-yo ta-o-ru
KKKK
жүйе беті (jüye beti)
jy-ye be-ti
KMKM
ស្លាប់មាត់ (slap mat)
slap mat
KO한국어
얼굴 천 (eolgurl cheon)
eol-gul cheon
MRMR
मुखबोळ (mukhbhol)
mu-kh-bol
MSBahasa Melayu
handuk muka
han-duk mu-ka
MYမြန်မာ
လူကြိုး (lu kyi)
lu kyi
NLNederlands
gezichtsdoek
geh-zichts-doek
NONorsk
ansiktklut
an-sikt-klot
PAPA
ਮੁਖਬੋਲ (mukhbhol)
mu-kh-bol
PLPolski
chusteczka do twarzy
hys-te-chka do twar-zee
PTPortuguês
pano facial
pa-no fa-sye-al
RORomână
șervețel facial
sher-ve-tel fa-sye-al
RUРусский
полотенце для лица (polotentso dlya litso)
po-lo-ten-tso dlya lit-so
SVSvenska
ansiktsduk
an-sikts-dook
SWKiswahili
kitambaa cha uso
ki-tam-ba-a cha oo-so
TAதமிழ்
முகம் துணி (mugam thunai)
mu-gam thun-ai
TEతెలుగు
ముఖం పట్టు (mukham pattu)
mu-kham pat-tu
THไทย
ผ้าเช็ดหน้า (pha chet na)
pha chet na
TLTL
panyo ng mukha
pan-yo ng mu-kha
TRTürkçe
yüz havlusu
yoos hav-lu-su
UKУкраїнська
рушник для обличчя (rushnyk dlya oblychchya)
rush-nyk dlya ob-lych-chya
URاردو
چہرے کا کپڑا (chehre ka kapra)
che-hre ka ka-pra
VITiếng Việt
khăn mặt
khan mat
YOYO
agbọ́ ọ̀rọ̀
ag-bo or-o
ZH中文
面巾 (miànjīn)
m yen-jeen
ZUZU
isigqoko sokuhlu
ee-si-gqo-ko so-ku-hlu

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