algodon

See also: algodón

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish algodón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔalɡoˈdon/, [ʔal̪.ɡoˈd̪on̪]
• Hyphenation: al‧go‧don

Noun

algodón (Basahan spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜄᜓᜇᜓᜈ᜔)

1. cotton

   Synonym: gapas

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish algodón.

Noun

algodón

1. cotton

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish algodón.

Noun

algodón

1. cotton

Old Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alɡoˈdon/

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 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

• Spanish: algodón
  • → Hiligaynon: algodon
  • → Tagalog: algodon

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish algodón, from Andalusian Arabic القطن (al-qúṭun, “(the) cotton”), from Arabic قُطُن (quṭun).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalɡoˈdon/, [ʔɐl.ɡoˈdon]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: al‧go‧don

Noun

algodón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜄᜓᜇᜓᜈ᜔)

1. cotton

   Synonym: bulak

2. a kind of fish (similar to a milkfish)

References

• “algodon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “algodon”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024