cotón

See also: coton

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic قُطْن (quṭn); see cotton for more. Doublet of algodón.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [koˈtoŋ]

Noun

cotón m (plural cotóns)

  1. (uncountable) fur, fluff, fuzz
  2. (uncountable) lint
  3. rags used for cleaning one's hands
  4. (uncountable) dust bunny

References
  • “coton” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “cotón” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “cotón” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “cotón” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French coton, from Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن (quṭun).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /koˈton/ [koˈt̪õn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: co‧tón

Noun

cotón m (plural cotones)

  1. printed cotton fabric
  2. (Mexico) shirt, blouse

Descendants
  • → Copala Triqui: cotoó
  • → Western Juxtlahuaca Mixtec: kotóo
  • → Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl: coton

Further reading
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