tuwalya
tuwálya with stress marks
towel
Usage Note
Tuwalya is borrowed from Spanish toalla and refers to any cloth used for drying the body after bathing. In Filipino homes, bath towels and smaller face towels are commonly distinguished, and the word is universally understood across all regions.
Examples
" Bigyan mo ako ng tuwalya. "
Natural Translation
Give me a towel.
Literal Translation
Give you me of towel.
" Gumamit siya ng tuwalya pagkatapos maligo. "
Natural Translation
He/She used a towel after bathing.
Literal Translation
Used he/she of towel after bathing.
" Huwag mong kalimutang magdala ng tuwalya at damit-pamalit kapag maliligo tayo sa dagat mamaya. "
Natural Translation
Don't forget to bring a towel and a change of clothes when we go swimming at the beach later.
Literal Translation
Don't you forget bring of towel and clothes-change when will-swim we at sea later.
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