algodon

See also: algodón

Central Bikol

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 (“cotton”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alɡoˈdon/, [al.ɡoˈd̪õn]
• Hyphenation: al‧go‧don

Noun

algodón

1. cotton

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish algodón.

Noun

algodón

1. cotton

Old Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic قطن (quṭun), from Arabic قُطُن (quṭun).

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
  • → Central Bikol: algodon
  • → Chavacano: algodon
  • → Hiligaynon: algodon
  • → Tagalog: algudon

Tagalog

Pronunciation

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

Noun

algodón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜄᜓᜇᜓᜈ᜔)

1. alternative form of algudon

Anagrams

• Don Galo