algodon

See also: algodón

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish algodón.

Noun

algodón

  1. cotton

Old Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic قُطْن (quṭn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [al.ɡoˈðõn]

Noun

algodon m (plural algodones)

  1. cotton
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 17r.
      Et los fiſicos daquella tierra queman este algodon ¬ fazen lo poluos ¬ meten los en los oios por q́ tuelle la lagrema ¬ toda la humidat que a en ellos.
      And physicians from that land burn this cotton and turn it into a dust they use on the eyes, because it removes tears and all the moisture from them.

Descendants


Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish algodón.

Noun

algodon

  1. cotton

References

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