Meaning
tablecloth
- cloth used to cover a table
In a sentence
Metto la tovaglia bianca sul tavolo.
I put the white tablecloth on the table.
Hai lavato la tovaglia?
Did you wash the tablecloth?
Oggi non trovo la tovaglia.
I can't find the tablecloth today.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| tovaglia | feminine · singular |
| tovaglie | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Plural is tovaglie, not *tovagliae.
- Common with mettere/apparecchiare la tovaglia less often than mettere la tovaglia.
- Do not confuse with tovagliolo = napkin.