R reka39BannedItalianJul 2, 2009#1Hello!Is there any difference between "serviette" and "napkin"? Thank you. EscaSenior MemberATXUSA - EnglishJul 2, 2009#2Reka,"Napkin" is the term I would use. "Serviette" is a loanword from French and I've never heard it in general spoken English.Others, feel free to disagree.P PaxalSenior MemberParisFrenchJul 2, 2009#3Wouldn't a serviette be made of paper while a napkin is material? cuchufleteSenior MemberMaine, EEUUEEUU-inglésJul 2, 2009#4We have at least one bit of evidence that some BE speakers say 'serviette'.I wipe my mouth with a serviette.RoverClick to expand... LoobSenior MemberEnglish UKJul 2, 2009#5You've opened something of a can of worms, reka, at least for BrE speakers I, personally, use serviette for the paper variety, and napkin for the linen one. But I still remember the scandalised look on the face of a rather posh acquaintance when I used the word serviette once in a conversation with him. It is, you see, one of those words consider...
