el
masculine
/alɣoˈðon/
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Translation
cotton
Word origin
From Arabic al-qutn ('the cotton'). The same Arabic root gives English 'cotton'.
- Origin
- Arabic
- Root
- al-qutn
- English cognates
- cotton
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralalgodones
Examples
puro.
This shirt is made of pure cotton.
.
Cotton is soft and cool in summer.
.
I bought some cotton balls at the chemist's.
extendían horizonte.
The cotton fields stretched to the horizon.
.
I prefer cotton sheets.
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