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cotton bud

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The meaning (definition) of the word cotton bud

a tiny stick with fluffy cotton on the ends for gentle cleaning

The word cotton bud used in a sentence

Mom used a cotton bud to clean my baby sister's ear.

Words that mean the same as cotton bud (synonyms)

swab

The plural of the word cotton bud

cotton buds

How the word cotton bud is said around the world

Frenchcoton-tige (kohtawnteezh)
Spanishbastoncillo de algodón (bahstohntheelyoh thay ahlghohthohn)
Mandarin棉签 (mián qiān)
Hindiकपास की कली (kuhpahs kee kulee)
Arabicأعواد القطن (ooahd ahlkahtahn)
Russianватная палочка (vatnaia palochka)
Portuguese (EU)cotonete (kootooneti)
Portuguese (BR)cotonete (kohtohnechew)
Japanese綿棒 (menbou)
GermanWattestäbchen (vahteshtairbhyuhn)
Urduکپاس کی کلی (kuhpahs kee kulee)
Punjabiਰੂੰ ਦੀ ਕਲੀ (roon dee kulee)
Korean면봉 (myeonbong)
Hebrewמקלון צמר גפן
Greekμπατονέτα (mpatoneta)
Dutchwattenstaafje (vahtuhnstahfyuh)
Tagalogbulak (boolahk)
Vietnamesetăm bông (tahm bohng)
Turkishpamuklu çubuk (pahmuukluu choobuuk)
Persianپنبه ریز (pahnbay reez)
Polishpatyczki higieniczne (pahtichkee hyeegyenyeechne)
Ukrainianватна паличка (vatna palychka)
Bengaliতুলার কুঁড়ি (toolahr koonr)
Swedishbomullspinne (boomulspinuh)
Italianbocciolo di cotone (bohchohloh di kohtohnay)

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