algodão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic القُطُن (al-quṭun), variant of Arabic قُطْن (quṭn); see cotton for more. Doublet of cotão.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.ɡuˈdɐ̃w̃/ [aʊ̯.ɡuˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /aw.ɡoˈdɐ̃w̃/ [aʊ̯.ɡoˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.ɡoˈdɐ̃w̃/ [aʊ̯.ɡoˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.ɡuˈdɐ̃w̃/ [aɫ.ɣuˈðɐ̃w̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: al‧go‧dão

Noun

algodão m (plural algodões)

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

Derived terms

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