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How does one say "handtowel" in Spanish?

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How does one say "handtowel" in Spanish. This is a small towel one would use for drying hands or face in a bathroom.

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updated Sep 8, 2011
posted by GailRoutsong
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toallitas para manos. porque son mas pequenas que toallas para el cuerpo.

updated Sep 8, 2011
posted by hollymcdonald553
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Toalla para manos or toalla de manos are right. You could use just toalla also, is more common.

updated Sep 8, 2011
posted by Belldjin
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Wikipedia toalla

Wikipedia in the above uses "toalla de mano"; I have also seen "toalla para manos"- I am not completely sure what is most common, and what the regional variability in terms is.

from wikipedia:

Una toalla de mano es perceptiblemente más pequeña que una toalla de baño (quizás 30x60 centímetros) y se utiliza para secar las manos después de lavarlas.

updated Sep 8, 2011
edited by Stadt
posted by Stadt