cotton swab
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cotton swab
noun cotton swabs
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A small wad of cotton wrapped around the end of a small rod, made of wood, rolled paper, or plastic, most commonly used in aural hygiene and cosmetics application.
Similar: cotton bud, cotton wool bud, ear bud, Q-tip
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noun a small wad of cotton wrapped around the end of a small rod
| Español | bastoncillo, bastoncillo de algodón, hisopo, hisopo de algodón, cotonete, copito |
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| 한국어 | 면봉 myeonbong |
| 日本語 | 綿棒 menbō |
| 中文 | 棉花棒 miánhuābàng, 棉棒 miánbàng, 棉籤 /棉签 miánqiān |
| Português | cotonete, suabe, zaragatoa |
| Français | coton-tige, coton tige, bâtonnet ouaté |
| Deutsch | Wattestäbchen |
| Italiano | cotton fioc, bastoncino cotonato, nettaorecchi, pulisciorecchi |
| Ελληνικά | ωτογλυφίδα otoglyfída, ωτοκαθαριστής otokatharistís, μπατονέτα batonéta |
| Română | bețișor de vată, bețișor cu vată |
| Русский | ва́тный ту́пфер vátnyj túpfer, ту́пфер túpfer, ва́тная па́лочка vátnaja páločka |
| Tiếng Việt | tăm bông |
| العربية | عُود أُذُن ʕūd ʔuḏun |
| עברית | מַקֵּל נִקּוּי אָזְנַיִם maqqēl niqqui ʾå̄zənayim |
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@misc{cotton_swab_2026,
title = {cotton swab},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cotton%20swab},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
