What does toalla in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word toalla in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use toalla in Spanish.

The word toalla in Spanish means towel, towelling, throw in the towel, throw in the towel, sanitary napkin. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word toalla

towel

nombre femenino (paño para secarse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Olvidé mi toalla en la playa.
I forgot my towel on the beach.

towelling

nombre femenino (tipo de tejido)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hice una bolsa de playa con tela de toalla.
I made a beach bag with towelling.

throw in the towel

locución verbal (figurado: rendirse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El boxeador arrojó la toalla después del cuarto round.

throw in the towel

locución verbal (rendirse, abandonar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Después de tanto esfuerzo tiró la toalla el último año de carrera y no se graduó.
After all the effort, he threw in the towel in the last term, and didn't graduate.

sanitary napkin

nombre femenino (para la menstruación) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las toallas higiénicas desechables aparecieron en 1895.
Disposable sanitary napkins appeared in 1895.

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