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]
  • (France [non-native])
    Audio:(file)
  • 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