cotão
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See also: cotaõ
Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French coton (“cotton”),[1][2] from Old French coton. Doublet of algodão.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: co‧tão
Noun[edit]
cotão m (plural cotões)
- lint (fine material made by scraping cotton or linen)
- lint (fuzzy fluff that accumulates in pockets, navels, etc.)
- fine hair found on plants and fruits, such as peach velvet
Synonyms[edit]
- (lint): felpa
Derived terms[edit]
- cotanilho (diminutive)
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “cotão” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “cotão” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.