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Meanings of tea towel in English

Spanish
trapo
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A towel for drying dishes.

        trapo
        Usage of tea towel in English
        1
        Cover with a tea towel and leave to steam for five minutes.
        The Guardian
        2
        Remove, cover with a tea towel and repeat with the remaining tortillas.
        The Guardian
        3
        Saffy's arms slackened beside her, the tea towel fell to the flagstones.
        The distant hours
        4
        Transfer into a clean tea towel and rub to remove the skins.
        The Irish Times
        5
        Transfer the pancake to a plate and cover with a tea towel.
        Radio NZ
        6
        He bent and wiped at Roland's sticky mouth with the tea towel.
        Another part of the wood
        7
        He came back polishing a jam pot with a dirty tea towel.
        Fresh
        8
        Leave them covered with a damp tea towel to allow them to relax.
        The Guardian
        9
        But neither of us have since risked gifting a tea towel.
        The Irish Times
        10
        This sounds as if the script came from an Irish linen tea towel.
        The Irish Times
        11
        Simmer for an hour, then strain through a muslin cloth or tea towel.
        The Guardian
        12
        Drain and tip on to a clean tea towel to dry.
        The Guardian
        13
        It's bad enough that you insist on wearing nothing but a tea towel.
        James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
        14
        Replace lid and then cover lid tightly with a tea towel.
        Radio NZ
        15
        Cover top of potatoes with aluminium foil then with a folded tea towel.
        Radio NZ
        16
        Divide the dough into four and keep three covered by a tea towel.
        The Guardian
        Translations for tea towel