algudon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Aramaic כִיתָנָא/כִיתָאנָא (kittānā)bor.
Classical Syriac ܟܶܬܳܢܳܐ (kettānā)bor.
Arabic قُطْن (quṭn)
Andalusian Arabic قطن (quṭun)bor.
Old Spanish algodon
Spanish algodónbor.
Tagalog algudon

    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)

    1. cotton
      Synonyms: bulak, koton
    2. false trevally (Lactarius lactarius)
      Synonyms: pelyan, rigodon

    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
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