cotton
Arabic
/ˈkɑt.n̩/, /ˈkɒt.n̩/
root
Definitions
- Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber.
- Any plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth.
- Any fiber similar in appearance and use to Gossypium fiber.
- (textiles) The textile made from the fiber harvested from a cotton plant, especially Gossypium.
- (countable) An item of clothing made from cotton.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English cotoun derived from cotun derived from Old French coton derived from cotone derived from Arabic قُطُن.
Origin
Arabic
قُطُن
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cotton English
- Kartun German
- Kattun German
- kattunen German
- karton Hungarian
- accotonare Italian
- cotonaceo Italian
- cotone Italian
- cotonicoltore Italian
- cotonicoltura Italian
- cotoniere Italian
- cotonificio Italian
- cotonoso Italian
- breikatoen Dutch, Flemish
- katoen Dutch, Flemish
- katoenen Dutch, Flemish
- coton French
- algodonal Spanish, Castilian
- algodonar Spanish, Castilian
- algodonero Spanish, Castilian
- algodonoso Spanish, Castilian
- algodón Spanish, Castilian
- algodão Portuguese
- cotoun Middle English
- قُطُن Arabic
- قُطْن Arabic
- coton Old French
- cotó Catalan, Valencian
- katun Indonesian
- catoen Middle Dutch
- algodon Tagalog
- cotun xno
- قطن Hijazi Arabic
- guton Istriot
- القطن, قطن Andalusian Arabic
- القُطُن, قطن Andalusian Arabic
- algodon Hiligaynon
- قطن Gulf Arabic
- قُطُن Egyptian Arabic
- algodon Chavacano
- cotone roa-oit