tampon

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1848. Borrowed from French tampon, from Middle French tampon, a nasalised variant of tapon, a diminutive or augmented form of Old French tape (“plug, bung, tap”), from Frankish *tappō (“stopper, plug”), from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“plug, tap”). Cognate with Old High German zapfo (“stopper”), Old English tæppa (“stopper”). Doublet of tampion. More at tap. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): [ˈtʰæmpɒn] (General American) IPA(key): [ˈtʰæmpɑn] Rhymes: -æmpɑn === Noun === tampon (plural tampons) A plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid, especially one inserted in the vagina during menstruation. A double-headed drumstick primarily for the bass drum. An inking pad used in lithographic printing. ==== Synonyms ==== (intravaginal plug used to absorb menstrual blood): vampire's teabag (slang) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === tampon (third-person singular simple present tampons, present participle tamponing or (dated) tamponning, simple past and past participle tamponed or (dated) tamponned) (medicine, transitive) To plug (a wound) with a tampon or compress. ==== Translations ==== === See also === sanitary napkin, sanitary towel tampion === Anagrams === pot man, potman, topman == French == === Etymology === Nasalized variant of tapon, from Frankish *tappō, from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“plug, tap”), cognate with Dutch tappe, German Zapfen, Old English tæppa, English tap. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɑ̃.pɔ̃/ === Noun === tampon m (plural tampons) plug, stopper un tampon de bois ― a wooden stopper (music) pad (for a flute, saxophone) (nautical) (for closing a leak) tampon d'étoupe ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (medicine) swab tampon (menstrual product) tampon hygiénique ― tampon sponge, pad (piece of porous material) used for washing tampon à récurer ― scourer, scouring pad to varnish or apply wax to a piece of furniture vernissage au tampon ― French polishing to apply ink tampon encreur ― ink pad stamp donner un coup de tampon ― to stamp (figuratively) mitigator, mediator, buffer between people having a dispute jouer le rôle de tampon ― to act as a buffer In this sense, often used in apposition, such as in solution tampon, État tampon, zone tampon, etc. (chemistry) buffer solution tampon ― buffer solution (computing) buffer (rail transport) buffer ==== Synonyms ==== (to block an opening): bouchon, tape, tapon (tampon): serviette hygiénique (stamp): cachet, timbre ==== Derived terms ==== tamponner tamponnage tamponnade zone tampon ==== Descendants ==== === References === Etymology and history of “tapon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch tampon, from French tampon, nasalized variant of tapon, from Frankish *tappō, from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“plug, tap”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtampon/ [ˈt̪am.pɔn] Rhymes: -ampon Syllabification: tam‧pon === Noun === tampon (plural tampon-tampon) tampon (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tampon”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French tampon, from Middle French tampion, a nasalised variant of tapon, a diminutive or augmented form of Old French tape (“plug, bung, tap”), from Frankish *tappo (“stopper, plug”), from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“plug, tap”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtam.pɔn/ Rhymes: -ampɔn Syllabification: tam‧pon === Noun === tampon m inan (diminutive tamponik) (medicine) tampon (plug of cotton or other absorbent material) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “tampon”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[1] (in Polish) == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French tampon. === Noun === tampon n (plural tampoane) buffer tampon ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tǎmpoːn/ Hyphenation: tam‧pon === Noun === tàmpōn m inan (Cyrillic spelling та̀мпо̄н) tampon ==== Declension ====