écouvillon

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare Spanish escobillón. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /e.ku.vi.jɔ̃/
Audio (CAN) (file)

Noun[edit]

écouvillon m (plural écouvillons)

(medicine) swab
(weaponry) cleaning rod

Descendants[edit]

→ English: ecouvillon

Further reading[edit]

“écouvillon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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