cotonete

Portuguese

Etymology

From trademark Cotonetes (a Johnson & Johnson-associated trademark).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.toˈnɛ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.toˈnɛ.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɔ.tɔˈnɛ.tɨ/

Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ɛtɨ
Hyphenation: co‧to‧ne‧te

Noun

cotonete m or f (plural cotonetes)

cotton swab (a small wad of cotton wrapped around the end of a small rod used to clean the inner ear)

Spanish

Etymology

Genericized trademark from Cotonetes.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kotoˈnete/ [ko.t̪oˈne.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ete
Syllabification: co‧to‧ne‧te

Noun

cotonete m (plural cotonetes)

(Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay) cotton swab
Synonym: hisopo

Further reading

“cotonete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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