algodón

/alɣoˈðon/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los algodones

Meaning

  1. cotton

    • La camiseta es de algodón.

      The T-shirt is made of cotton.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: mass. Scope: individual.

Similar words

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 algodón mean?

2 Fill the gap: La camiseta es de ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches algodón?

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