algodón

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See also: algodon

Asturian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /alɡoˈdon/, [al.ɣ̞oˈð̞õŋ]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Hyphenation: al‧go‧dón

Noun[edit]

algodón m (plural algodones)

  1. cotton (plant)
  2. cotton (fiber)

Galician[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese algodon, from Andalusian Arabic القطن (al-qúţun), variants of Arabic قُطْن (quṭn); see cotton for more. Doublet of cotón.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /alɡoˈdoŋ/ [ɑɫ.ɣ̞oˈð̞oŋ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /alħoˈdoŋ/ [ɑɫ.ħoˈð̞oŋ]

  • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • Hyphenation: al‧go‧dón

Noun[edit]

algodón m (plural algodóns)

  1. 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 []
  2. cloth made of cotton

References[edit]

  • algodon” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • algodo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • algodón” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • algodón” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • algodón” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Andalusian Arabic القطن (al-qúṭun, (the) cotton), from Arabic قُطُن (quṭun); see cotton for more.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /alɡoˈdon/ [al.ɣ̞oˈð̞õn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: al‧go‧dón

Noun[edit]

algodón m (plural algodones)

  1. cotton (plant)
  2. cotton (textile fiber)
  3. cotton wool

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Hiligaynon: algodon
  • Tagalog: algodon

Further reading[edit]