cotão

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See also: cotaõ

Portuguese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

cotaõ (obsolete)

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French coton (“cotton”),^[1]^[2] from Old French coton. Doublet of algodão.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈtɐ̃w̃/ [koˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈtɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: co‧tão

Noun[edit]

cotão m (plural cotões)

lint (fine material made by scraping cotton or linen)
lint (fuzzy fluff that accumulates in pockets, navels, etc.)
fine hair found on plants and fruits, such as peach velvet

Synonyms[edit]

(lint): felpa

Derived terms[edit]

cotanilho (diminutive)

Related terms[edit]

algodão

References[edit]

^ “cotão” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
^ “cotão” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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