algodon

See also: algodón

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish algodón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔalɡoˈdon/ [ʔal̪.ɡoˈd̪on̪]
• Hyphenation: al‧go‧don

Noun

algodón (Basahan spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜄᜓᜇᜓᜈ᜔)

1. cotton

   Synonym: gapas

Chavacano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish algodón.

Noun

algodón

1. cotton

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish algodón.

Noun

algodón

1. cotton

Old Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic قطن (quṭun), from Arabic قُطُن (quṭun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alɡoˈdon/

Noun

algodon m (plural algodones)

1. cotton
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 17r:

     Et los fiſicos daquella tierra queman este algodon ⁊ fazen lo poluos ⁊ meten los en los oios por q̃ tuelle la lagrema ⁊ toda la humidat que a en ellos.

     And physicians from that land burn this cotton and turn it into a dust they use on the eyes, because it removes tears and all the moisture from them.

Descendants

• Spanish: algodón
  • → Bikol Central: algodon
  • → Chavacano: algodon
  • → Hiligaynon: algodon
  • → Tagalog: algodon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• algudon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish algodón. Doublet of koton.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalɡoˈdon/ [ʔɐl.ɡoˈd̪on̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: al‧go‧don

Noun

algodón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜄᜓᜇᜓᜈ᜔)

1. cotton

   Synonyms: bulak, koton

2. a kind of fish (similar to a milkfish)

Related terms

• kotonya

See also

• kretona

References

• “algodon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• “algodon”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025.
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 24

Anagrams

• Don Galo