essuie-tout
French, noun/e.sɥi.tu/
essuie-tout is spelled E-S-S-U-I-E-T-O-U-T (10 letters). Essuie-tout is a French masculine noun meaning “paper towel, kitchen towel, kitchen paper” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Papier absorbant, débité en rouleaux d’une largeur d’une vingtaine de centimètres, servant à éponger les…”.
What does essuie-tout mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepaper towel, kitchen towel, kitchen paper
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Papier absorbant, débité en rouleaux d’une largeur d’une vingtaine de centimètres, servant à éponger les débordements et à nettoyer en cuisine.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of essuie-tout
- essuietout
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce essuie-tout?
- /e.sɥi.tu/
- \e.sɥi.tu\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.