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How do you say "dish towel" in Spanish?
el paño de cocina
In Spanish, "dish towel" is el paño de cocina.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced PAH-nyo deh ko-THEE-nah, stress on first and third syllables.
Grammar notes
Masculine noun phrase. Pano de cocina combines pano (cloth) with de cocina (of kitchen).
Example sentence
El pano de cocina esta sucio.
The dish towel is dirty.
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How to remember el paño de cocina
Pano de cocina literally means kitchen cloth used for drying dishes.
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Questions about el paño de cocina
How do you say "dish towel" in Spanish?
In Spanish, "dish towel" is el paño de cocina. It is a noun.
Is el paño de cocina masculine or feminine?
Masculine noun phrase. Pano de cocina combines pano (cloth) with de cocina (of kitchen).
How is el paño de cocina used in a sentence?
Use el paño de cocina as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: El pano de cocina esta sucio. (The dish towel is dirty.).
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"Dish towel" in other languages
- Japanese ふきん (fukin)
- Korean 행주 (haengju)
- Chinese 擦碗巾 (cā wǎn jīn)
- Spanish (Latin America) el trapo de cocina
- French le torchon
- German das Geschirrhandtuch
- Italian lo straccio
- Russian кухонное полотенце (kuhonnoe polotence)
- Greek η πετσέτα πιάτων (i petseta piaton)
- Arabic فوطة مواعين (fuwtit MawaAeen)
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