coton

See also: Coton

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French cotoun, coton, from Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن (quṭun), variants of Arabic قُطْن (quṭn); see cotton for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.tɔ̃/

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Noun

coton m (plural cotons)

1. cotton (material)

Derived terms

• avoir les jambes en coton
• coton hydrophile
• coton ouaté
• cotonner
• cotonneux
• cotonnier
• filer du mauvais coton
• filer un mauvais coton

Further reading

• “coton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• cotun, cotoun
• (late) coteyn, cotton, cotyn, kotyn

Etymology

From Old French cotoun, from Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطْن (quṭn, “cotton”). Compare aketon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔˈtuːn/, /ˈkɔtun/

Noun

coton (uncountable)

1. cotton (fiber of Gossypium spp.)
2. (Late Middle English) cotton fabric
3. (rare) cotton plant (Gossypium spp.)

Descendants

• English: cotton
• → Irish: cotún
• Scots: cotton, catton
• → Welsh: cotwm

References

• “cotǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French coton.

Noun

coton n (uncountable)

1. cotton (string)

Declension

declension of coton (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) coton	cotonul
genitive/dative	(unui) coton	cotonului
vocative	cotonule

Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cotón, from French coton, from Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن (quṭun).

Compare Highland Puebla Nahuatl coto̱n, Morelos Nahuatl koton, Tetelcingo Nahuatl icotu.

Noun

coton

1. Shirt.

References

• Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2006) “Tlen ica se motlaquentia”, in Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán‎^[1], segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F. México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 19