coton-tige

/kɔtɔ̃ tiʒ/

le noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
les cotons-tiges

Meaning

  1. cotton swab

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

Portuguese

cotonete

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

Practice

1 What does coton-tige mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il se nettoie l'oreille avec un ___-tige.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches coton-tige?

noun

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