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cotão.

lint (fine material made by scraping cotton or linen)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/koˈtɐ̃w̃/Brazil[koˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]Brazil/kuˈtɐ̃w̃/Portugal
  1. lint (fine material made by scraping cotton or linen)

    masculine
  2. lint (fuzzy fluff that accumulates in pockets, navels, etc.)

    masculine
  3. fine hair found on plants and fruits, such as peach velvet

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French coton (“cotton”), from Old French coton. Doublet of algodão.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.