tavaïolle

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French tavaiolle, from Italian tovagliola (“napkin”), diminutive of tovaglia (“tablecloth”), from Medieval Latin toallia, toacula, duvahila, toacla (“towel”), from Frankish *þwahilu (“cloth”). Doublet of touaille. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ta.va.jɔl/ === Noun === tavaïolle f (plural tavaïolles) a linen cloth, sometimes entirely of lace or trimmed with lace, used in church sacraments === Further reading === “tavaïolle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012