napkin

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnæp.kɪn/

Noun

napkin (plural napkins)

1. A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating.
2. (British, South African) A nappy (UK), a diaper (American).
3. A small scarf worn on the head by Christian women (chiefly Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox) when entering a church, as a token of modesty.
4. A sanitary napkin.

Translations

• French: serviette
• German: Serviette, Mundtuch
• Italian: tovagliolo, salvietta
• Portuguese: guardanapo
• Russian: салфе́тка
• Spanish: servilleta

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