telo

sheet

noun TEH-loh Rare

Origin: From Latin tela (woven fabric, web).

Also means

tarpaulin

Usage Note

Telo refers to a large flat piece of fabric or material: a bed sheet, beach towel, or covering tarpaulin. Do not confuse it with tela (canvas, fabric for painting) or lenzuolo (bed sheet specifically). Telo da spiaggia is the standard term for 'beach towel' in Italian.

Examples

"Hanno coperto la barca con un telo impermeabile."

Natural Translation

They covered the boat with a waterproof tarpaulin.

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