In Italian...what do you call a tea towel ? Trying to be clear on what to call a tea towel in Italian In English a tea towel is a much smaller towel used in the kitchen to wipe dry the dishes after washing up I have a basic Italian learning book called "The first 1000 English words to teach a child in Italian" It gives the Italian words as such : normal Towel........asciugamano Tea Towel......asciugatoio HoweverI cannot find this word in my Collins Italian dictionary, and not even in ANY of the internet online dictionaries Is this a correct word to use, and is it generally used throughout Italy ?