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Asturian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alɡoˈdon/,
- Rhymes: -on
- Hyphenation: al‧go‧dón
Noun
algodón m (plural algodones)
- cotton (plant)
- cotton (fiber)
Galician
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese algodon, from Andalusian Arabic قطن (quṭun), from Arabic قُطُن (quṭun).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (standard) /alɡoˈdoŋ/
- IPA(key): (gheada) /alħoˈdoŋ/
- Rhymes: -oŋ
- Hyphenation: al‧go‧dón
Noun
algodón m (plural algodóns)
- cotton
1348, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 306:It. mando a mia cama. en que eu jasco. que som quatro almadraques. dos quaes ssom dous de ffroxel et huun dalgodon et outro de borra et con seu cabeçal et con duas colchas- Item, I bequeath my bed, the one where I lie, which is made of four mattresses, two of them of down, one of cotton, and one of wool, with its pillow and two quilts
- cloth made of cotton
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “algodon”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “algodo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “algodón”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “algodón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “algodón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish algodon, from Andalusian Arabic قطن (quṭun), from Arabic قُطُن (quṭun).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alɡoˈdon/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: al‧go‧dón
Noun
algodón m (plural algodones)
- cotton (plant, textile fiber)
1914, Juan Ramón Jiménez, “Platero” (chapter I), in Platero y yo, Madrid: Ediciones de la Lectura:Platero es pequeño, peludo, suave; tan blando por fuera, que se diría todo de algodón, que no lleva huesos. Sólo los espejos de azabache de sus ojos son duros cual dos escarabajos de cristal negro.- Platero is small, fluffy, soft; so soft on the outside that one would say he is all cotton, that he carries no bones. Only the jet-dark mirrors of his eyes are hard as two scarabs of black crystal.
- cotton wool
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