"paper towel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: paper towels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} paper towel (plural paper towels)
  1. (Canada, US, Australia, countable) A sheet of absorbent paper, used for cleaning and food preparation, usually sold in and dispensed from rolls. Tags: Australia, Canada, US, countable
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  2. (British) A sheet of absorbent paper dispensed in restrooms, usually used for drying washed hands. Tags: British
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (absorbent paper): kitchen paper [UK] Translations (paper used in kitchens): مِنْشَفَة وَرَقِيَّة (minšafa waraqiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), tovalló de paper (Catalan), paper de cuina [masculine] (Catalan), 紙巾 /纸巾 (zhǐjīn) (Chinese Mandarin), 廚房紙 /厨房纸 (chúfángzhǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), køkkenrulle [common-gender] (Danish), keukenrol [feminine] (Dutch), talouspaperi (Finnish), talouspaperin pala (Finnish), essuie-tout [masculine] (French), papier ménage [Switzerland, masculine] (French), Küchenrolle (english: kitchen roll) [feminine] (German), Küchenpapier [feminine] (German), Papiertuch [general, neuter] (German), χαρτί κουζίνας (chartí kouzínas) [neuter] (Greek), מגבת נייר (magévet n'yár) [feminine] (Hebrew), konyhai papírtörlő (Hungarian), píosa páipéar cistine [masculine] (Irish), carta assorbente [feminine] (Italian), scottex [masculine] (Italian), carta da cucina [feminine] (Italian), rotolo da cucina [masculine] (Italian), ペーパータオル (pēpā taoru) (Japanese), キッチンペーパー (kitchin pēpā) (Japanese), 페이퍼 타월 (peipeo tawol) (Korean), 키친 타월 (kichin tawol) (Korean), 종이 행주 (jong'i haengju) (Korean), popierinis rankšluostis [masculine] (Lithuanian), kjøkkenrull (english: kitchen roll) [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), papirhåndkle [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), kjøkkenrull [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), حُولِهٔ کاغَذی (howle-ye kâğazi) (Persian), ręcznik papierowy [masculine] (Polish), papel-toalha [masculine] (Portuguese), бума́жное полоте́нце (bumážnoje poloténce) [neuter] (Russian), servilleta de papel [feminine] (Spanish), hushållspapper [neuter] (Swedish), kâğıt havlu (Turkish), паперо́вий рушни́к (paperóvyj rušnýk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), twalya nga papel (Waray-Waray)
Disambiguation of 'absorbent paper': 50 50 Disambiguation of 'paper used in kitchens': 51 49

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      "roman": "pēpā taoru",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "word": "ペーパータオル"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kitchin pēpā",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "word": "キッチンペーパー"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "peipeo tawol",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "word": "페이퍼 타월"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "kichin tawol",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "word": "키친 타월"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jong'i haengju",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "word": "종이 행주"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "popierinis rankšluostis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "nb",
      "english": "kitchen roll",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kjøkkenrull"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "papirhåndkle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kjøkkenrull"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "howle-ye kâğazi",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "word": "حُولِهٔ کاغَذی"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ręcznik papierowy"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "papel-toalha"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bumážnoje poloténce",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "бума́жное полоте́нце"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "servilleta de papel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "hushållspapper"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "word": "kâğıt havlu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "paperóvyj rušnýk",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "паперо́вий рушни́к"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "war",
      "lang": "Waray-Waray",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "word": "twalya nga papel"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "paper towel"
  ],
  "word": "paper towel"
}
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    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Danish translations",
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    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Hebrew translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Korean translations",
    "Terms with Lithuanian translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
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      "form": "paper towels",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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        "A sheet of absorbent paper, used for cleaning and food preparation, usually sold in and dispensed from rolls."
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        "(Canada, US, Australia, countable) A sheet of absorbent paper, used for cleaning and food preparation, usually sold in and dispensed from rolls."
      ],
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        "Australia",
        "Canada",
        "US",
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      ]
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      "categories": [
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      "glosses": [
        "A sheet of absorbent paper dispensed in restrooms, usually used for drying washed hands."
      ],
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        "(British) A sheet of absorbent paper dispensed in restrooms, usually used for drying washed hands."
      ],
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      "sense": "absorbent paper",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
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      "word": "kitchen paper"
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "minšafa waraqiyya",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "مِنْشَفَة وَرَقِيَّة"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "word": "tovalló de paper"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paper de cuina"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhǐjīn",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "word": "紙巾 /纸巾"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chúfángzhǐ",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "word": "廚房紙 /厨房纸"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "køkkenrulle"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "keukenrol"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "word": "talouspaperi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "word": "talouspaperin pala"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "essuie-tout"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "Switzerland",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "papier ménage"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "kitchen roll",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Küchenrolle"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Küchenpapier"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "general",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Papiertuch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "chartí kouzínas",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "χαρτί κουζίνας"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "magévet n'yár",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "מגבת נייר"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "word": "konyhai papírtörlő"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "píosa páipéar cistine"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "carta assorbente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "scottex"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "carta da cucina"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rotolo da cucina"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "pēpā taoru",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "word": "ペーパータオル"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kitchin pēpā",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "word": "キッチンペーパー"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "peipeo tawol",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "word": "페이퍼 타월"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "kichin tawol",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "word": "키친 타월"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jong'i haengju",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "word": "종이 행주"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "popierinis rankšluostis"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "english": "kitchen roll",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kjøkkenrull"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "papirhåndkle"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kjøkkenrull"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "howle-ye kâğazi",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "word": "حُولِهٔ کاغَذی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ręcznik papierowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "papel-toalha"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bumážnoje poloténce",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "бума́жное полоте́нце"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "servilleta de papel"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "hushållspapper"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "word": "kâğıt havlu"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "paperóvyj rušnýk",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "паперо́вий рушни́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "war",
      "lang": "Waray-Waray",
      "sense": "paper used in kitchens",
      "word": "twalya nga papel"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "paper towel"
  ],
  "word": "paper towel"
}

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