Polyglot Dictionary

Baumwolle

/ˈbaʊ̯mˌvɔlə/

die noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. cotton

    Built from Baum (tree) + Wolle (wool).

    • Das Hemd ist aus Baumwolle.

      The shirt is made of cotton.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual

Made of

  • Baum tree
  • Wolle wool

Similar words

watte

Baumwolle is the raw cotton plant, fiber, or fabric; Watte is the fluffy processed cotton, like cotton wool used for medical purposes.

Similar in other languages

French

coton

coton is the French word for the same thing — both mean "cotton."

Portuguese

algodão

algodão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "cotton."

Practice

1 What does Baumwolle mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Hemd ist aus ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Baumwolle?

nouncompound

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