algodon

See also: algodón

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish algodón.

Noun

algodón

1. cotton

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Old Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [al.ɡoˈðõn]

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 q́ 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

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Tagalog

Noun

algodon

1. cotton

References

• The Tagalog Pinoy Dictionary