cotton
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The meaning (definition) of the word cotton
soft fluffy material from a plant, used to make most clothes
The word cotton used in a sentence
“I wore a cotton shirt to school today.”
How the word cotton is said around the world
| French | coton (koh-TAWN) |
| Spanish | algodón (ahl-ghoh-THOHN) |
| Mandarin | 棉布 (myen boo) |
| Hindi | कपास (kuh-PAHS) |
| Arabic | قطن (KAH-tahn) |
| Russian | хлопок (khlu-POHK) |
| Portuguese (EU) | algodão (ahl-goo-DUHNUUN) |
| Portuguese (BR) | algodão (ow-goh-DUHNUUN) |
| Japanese | コットン (KOHT-tohng) |
| German | Baumwolle (BOWM-vaw-luh) |
| Urdu | کپاس (kuh-PAHS) |
| Punjabi | ਕਪਾਹ (kuh-PAH) |
| Korean | 면 (myun) |
| Hebrew | כּוּתנָה (KOOT-nah) |
| Greek | βαμβάκι (vahm-VAH-kyee) |
| Dutch | katoen (kah-TOON) |
| Tagalog | bulak (BOO-lahk) |
| Vietnamese | bông (bohng) |
| Turkish | pamuk (pah-MUUK) |
| Persian | پنبه (PAHN-bay) |
| Polish | bawełna (bah-VEW-nah) |
| Ukrainian | бавовна (bah-VOHV-nah) |
| Bengali | তুলা (TOO-lah) |
| Swedish | bomull (BOO-mul) |
| Italian | cotone (koh-TOH-nay) |
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