coton-tige

French

Etymology

Genericized trademark.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.tɔ̃.tiʒ/

Noun

coton-tige m (plural cotons-tiges)

1. cotton swab, cotton bud (small wad of cotton wrapped around the end of a small rod)

Further reading

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