noun · Clothes

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

Cotton is soft and fluffy and used to make most of our clothes.

How the word cotton is said around the world

Frenchcoton (kohtawn)
Spanishalgodón (ahlghohthohn)
Mandarin棉布 (mián bù)
Hindiकपास (kuhpahs)
Arabicقطن (kahtahn)
Russianхлопок (khlopok)
Portuguese (EU)algodão (ahlgooduhnuun)
Portuguese (BR)algodão (owgohduhnuun)
Japaneseコットン (kotton)
GermanBaumwolle (bowmvawluh)
Urduکپاس (kuhpahs)
Punjabiਕਪਾਹ (kuhpah)
Korean (myeon)
Hebrewכּוּתנָה (kootnah)
Greekβαμβάκι (bambaki)
Dutchkatoen (kahtoon)
Tagalogbulak (boolahk)
Vietnamesebông (bohng)
Turkishpamuk (pahmuuk)
Persianپنبه (pahnbay)
Polishbawełna (bahvewnah)
Ukrainianбавовна (bavovna)
Bengaliতুলা (toolah)
Swedishbomull (boomul)
Italiancotone (kohtohnay)

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