"coton" meaning in French

See coton in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɔ.tɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-coton.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-coton.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-coton.wav [France] (note: Somain) Forms: cotons [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French cotoun, coton, from Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن (quṭun), variants of Arabic قُطْن (quṭn); see cotton for more. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|cotoun|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French cotoun, {{inh+|fr|fro|cotoun}} Inherited from Old French cotoun, {{der|fr|it|cotone}} Italian cotone, {{der|fr|ar|قُطُن}} Arabic قُطُن (quṭun), {{der|fr|ar|قُطْن}} Arabic قُطْن (quṭn) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} coton m (plural cotons)
  1. cotton (material) Tags: masculine Derived forms: avoir les jambes en coton, coton hydrophile, coton ouaté, cotonner, cotonneux, cotonnier, filer du mauvais coton, filer un mauvais coton
    Sense id: en-coton-fr-noun-jdirzkhh Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Textiles

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "Haitian Creole",
      "lang_code": "ht",
      "word": "koton"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Mauritian Creole",
      "lang_code": "mfe",
      "word": "koton"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "cotão"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "fro",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old French cotoun",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "cotoun"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Old French cotoun",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "it",
        "3": "cotone"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian cotone",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "قُطُن"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic قُطُن (quṭun)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "قُطْن"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic قُطْن (quṭn)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old French cotoun, coton, from Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن (quṭun), variants of Arabic قُطْن (quṭn); see cotton for more.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cotons",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "coton m (plural cotons)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Textiles",
          "orig": "fr:Textiles",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "avoir les jambes en coton"
        },
        {
          "word": "coton hydrophile"
        },
        {
          "word": "coton ouaté"
        },
        {
          "word": "cotonner"
        },
        {
          "word": "cotonneux"
        },
        {
          "word": "cotonnier"
        },
        {
          "word": "filer du mauvais coton"
        },
        {
          "word": "filer un mauvais coton"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cotton (material)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "cotton",
          "cotton"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ.tɔ̃/"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "France",
        "Vosges"
      ]
    },
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      "note": "Somain",
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      "tags": [
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  ],
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}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "avoir les jambes en coton"
    },
    {
      "word": "coton hydrophile"
    },
    {
      "word": "coton ouaté"
    },
    {
      "word": "cotonner"
    },
    {
      "word": "cotonneux"
    },
    {
      "word": "cotonnier"
    },
    {
      "word": "filer du mauvais coton"
    },
    {
      "word": "filer un mauvais coton"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "koton"
    },
    {
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      "lang_code": "mfe",
      "word": "koton"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "cotão"
    }
  ],
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        "g": "",
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
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        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "it",
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      },
      "expansion": "Italian cotone",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "قُطُن"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic قُطُن (quṭun)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "قُطْن"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic قُطْن (quṭn)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old French cotoun, coton, from Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن (quṭun), variants of Arabic قُطْن (quṭn); see cotton for more.",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "coton m (plural cotons)",
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  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "French countable nouns",
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        "French lemmas",
        "French masculine nouns",
        "French nouns",
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        "French terms derived from Italian",
        "French terms derived from Old French",
        "French terms inherited from Old French",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "fr:Textiles"
      ],
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        "cotton (material)"
      ],
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          "cotton"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "note": "Somain",
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      "tags": [
        "France"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "coton"
}

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