algudon

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === algodon === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish algodón, from Old Spanish algodon, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic قطن (quṭun), from Arabic قُطْن (quṭn), borrowed from Aramaic כִיתָנָא / כִיתָאנָא (kittānā) and Classical Syriac ܟܶܬܳܢܳܐ (kettānā). Doublet of koton. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalɡuˈdon/ [ʔɐl.ɡʊˈd̪on̪] Rhymes: -on Syllabification: al‧gu‧don === Noun === algudón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜄᜓᜇᜓᜈ᜔) cotton Synonyms: bulak, koton false trevally (Lactarius lactarius) Synonyms: pelyan, rigodon ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== === References === “algudon”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “algodon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 “algodon”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2026. Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 24