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Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish algodón.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔalɡoˈdon/
- Hyphenation: al‧go‧don
Noun
algodón (Basahan spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜄᜓᜇᜓᜈ᜔)
- cotton
- Synonym: gapas
Chavacano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish algodón.
Noun
algodón
- cotton
Hiligaynon
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish algodón.
Noun
algodón
- cotton
Old Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic قطن (quṭun), from Arabic قُطُن (quṭun).
Pronunciation
Noun
algodon m (plural algodones)
- 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 q̃ 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. Doublet of koton.
Pronunciation
Noun
algodón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜄᜓᜇᜓᜈ᜔)
- cotton
- Synonyms: bulak, koton
- a kind of fish (similar to a milkfish)
References
- “algodon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- “algodon”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024
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