serviette B2 Topic:Food & Drink US /ˌsɝː.viˈet/ UK /ˌsɜː.viˈet/ See IPA manual Freq #103602 Meanings 1 noun a square of cloth or paper used at a meal to protect clothing and wipe the mouth or fingers; a napkin He unfolded the white serviette and placed it across his lap. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a square of cloth or paper... napkintable napkin Word family Related forms table linennapkin ring Etymology Borrowed from French serviette ("napkin, towel"), a diminutive historically related to servir ("to serve"). In present-day English it is chiefly British and Canadian. Topics Food & Drink External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # serviette **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌsɝː.viˈet/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌsɜː.viˈet/ **Frequency rank:** 103602 ## Meanings 1. a square of cloth or paper used at a meal to protect clothing and wipe the mouth or fingers; a napkin ## Examples - He unfolded the white serviette and placed it across his lap. ## Synonyms - napkin - table napkin ## Related Forms - table linen - napkin ring ## Etymology Borrowed from French serviette ("napkin, towel"), a diminutive historically related to servir ("to serve"). In present-day English it is chiefly British and Canadian. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown