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Raw fibers of cotton before being processed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wool
Soft, absorbent cotton for medical or cosmetic use, protective padding, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wool
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cotton, cotton fiber
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plant fiber, plant fibre
Narrower terms: absorbent cotton, long-staple cotton, short-staple cotton
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
62 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bashkir:
мамыҡ
(mamıq)
— raw fibers of cotton
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Chinese Mandarin:
原棉
— raw fibers of cotton
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Dutch:
katoenvezels
— raw fibers of cotton
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Esperanto:
vato
— raw fibers of cotton
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Finnish:
raakapuuvilla
— raw fibers of cotton
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German:
Baumwolle
— raw fibers of cotton
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Greek:
βαμβάκι
(vamváki)
— raw fibers of cotton
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Hebrew:
צֶמֶר גֶּפֶן
(tzémer géfen)
— raw fibers of cotton
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Italian:
cotone
— raw fibers of cotton
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Italian:
bambagia
— raw fibers of cotton
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Latvian:
vate
— raw fibers of cotton
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Polish:
wata
— raw fibers of cotton
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Russian:
хло́пок-сыре́ц
(xlópok-syréc)
— raw fibers of cotton
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Salar:
mamuq
— raw fibers of cotton
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Serbo-Croatian:
вата
— raw fibers of cotton
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Serbo-Croatian:
vata
— raw fibers of cotton
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Swedish:
råbomull
— raw fibers of cotton
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Turkish:
pamuk
— raw fibers of cotton
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Ottoman Turkish:
پاموق
(pamuk)
— raw fibers of cotton
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Ottoman Turkish:
كرسف
(kırsef)
— raw fibers of cotton
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Armenian:
բամբակ
(bambak)
— absorbent cotton
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Bashkir:
мамыҡ
(mamıq)
— absorbent cotton
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Catalan:
cotó fluix
— absorbent cotton
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Chinese Mandarin:
脫脂棉 /脱脂棉
(tuōzhīmián)
— absorbent cotton
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Chinese Mandarin:
藥棉 /药棉
(yàomián)
— absorbent cotton
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Chinese Mandarin:
棉花球
— absorbent cotton
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Chinese Mandarin:
化妝棉 /化妆棉
— absorbent cotton
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Czech:
vata
— absorbent cotton
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Danish:
vat
— absorbent cotton
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Dutch:
watten
— absorbent cotton
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Dutch:
katoenwatten
— absorbent cotton
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Esperanto:
absorba vato
— absorbent cotton
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Faroese:
vatt
— absorbent cotton
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Finnish:
pumpuli
— absorbent cotton
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Finnish:
vanu
— absorbent cotton
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French:
ouate
— absorbent cotton
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French:
coton hydrophile
— absorbent cotton
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Galician:
algodón
— absorbent cotton
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German:
Verbandwatte
— absorbent cotton
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Greek:
βαμβάκι
(vamváki)
— absorbent cotton
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Hebrew:
צמר גפן
(tsémer géfen)
— absorbent cotton
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Italian:
ovatta
— absorbent cotton
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Italian:
cotone idrofilo
— absorbent cotton
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Italian:
bambagia
— absorbent cotton
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Māori:
wūru kātene
— absorbent cotton
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Eastern Mari:
вате
(vate)
— absorbent cotton
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Norman:
ouadinne
— absorbent cotton
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Polish:
wata
— absorbent cotton
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Portuguese:
algodão
— absorbent cotton
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Russian:
ва́та
(váta)
— absorbent cotton
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Scottish Gaelic:
clòimh-chotain
— absorbent cotton
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Serbo-Croatian:
вата
— absorbent cotton
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Serbo-Croatian:
vata
— absorbent cotton
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Sicilian:
cuttuni spusu
— absorbent cotton
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Slovak:
vata
— absorbent cotton
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Swedish:
bomull
— absorbent cotton
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Swedish:
bomullsvadd
— absorbent cotton
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Swedish:
vadd
— absorbent cotton
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Ukrainian:
вата
(vata)
— absorbent cotton
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Venetan:
bombaxo
— absorbent cotton
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Venetan:
bonbàs
— absorbent cotton
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Welsh:
gwlân cotwm
— absorbent cotton