cotonete
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From trademark Cotonetes (a Johnson & Johnson-associated trademark).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cotonete m or f (plural cotonetes)
- cotton swab (a small wad of cotton wrapped around the end of a small rod used to clean the inner ear)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Genericized trademark from Cotonetes.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cotonete m (plural cotonetes)
Further reading edit
- “cotonete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014