algodão

Portuguese

algodão

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic القُطُن‎ (al-quṭun), variants of Arabic قُطْن‎ (quṭn); see cotton for more.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): [aɫɡuˈdɐ̃w̃]
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): [awɡoˈdɐ̃w̃], IPA(key): [awɡuˈdɐ̃w̃]
  • (Caipira) IPA(key): [aɻɡoˈdɐ̃w̃]

Noun

algodão m (plural algodões)

  1. cotton (plant)
  2. (uncountable) the fibre extracted from the plant
  3. (uncountable) the cloth made from the fibre
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