cotonete
التعريفات والمعاني
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Genericized trademark from Cotonetes (a Johnson & Johnson-associated trademark).
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ɛtɨ
Hyphenation: co‧to‧ne‧te
=== Noun ===
cotonete m or f (plural cotonetes)
cotton swab
=== Further reading ===
“cotonete”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“cotonete”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“cotonete”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
“cotonete”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
== 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
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hisopo
=== Further reading ===
“cotonete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025