écouvillon
French edit
Etymology edit
Compare Spanish escobillón. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
écouvillon m (plural écouvillons)
- (medicine) swab
- (weaponry) cleaning rod
Descendants edit
- → English: ecouvillon
Further reading edit
- “écouvillon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.