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cotonete

  • /kɔtɔˈnɛt(ə)/ Portugal, IPA

Where it comes from

De Cotonete, marca registrada da Johnson & Johnson, do inglês cotton (algodão) + -ete.

noun

  1. pequena haste, normalmente de plástico ou bambu, envolta nas extremidades por algodão, usada normalmente para limpar os ouvidos ou superfícies de difícil acesso

noun

  1. Por vezes pejorativo pessoa bissexual

In English

  • swab A mop, especially on a ship
  • cotton swab a small wad of cotton wrapped around the end of a small rod

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MLA

"cotonete." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/cotonete. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

cotonete. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/cotonete

Chicago

"cotonete." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/cotonete.

BibTeX
@misc{cotonete_2026,
  title = {cotonete},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/cotonete},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}