tampon
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tampon
- [ˈtʰæmpɒn] UK
- [ˈtʰæmpɑn] US
Rhymes with -æmpɑn
Where it comes from
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.
noun tampons
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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.
The only apparent difference between Playtex deodorant and nondeodorant tampons was the deodorant, yet the deodorant tampons did not stimulate the production of TSST-1.
Similar: vampire's teabag
- A double-headed drumstick primarily for the bass drum.
- An inking pad used in lithographic printing.
verb tampons · tamponing · tamponning · tamponed · tamponned
- To plug (a wound) with a tampon or compress.
Translations
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noun a plug of cotton or other absorbent material
| Español | tampón, támpax |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 탐폰 tampon |
| 日本語 | タンポン tanpon |
| 中文 | 棉塞 miánsāi, 止血塞 zhǐxuè sāi, 衛生栓 /卫生栓 wèishēng shuān, 棉條 /棉条 miántiáo |
| हिन्दी | तंपन tampan |
| Português | absorvente interno, tampão |
| Français | tampon |
| Deutsch | Tampon |
| Italiano | tampone, assorbente interno, stuello |
| Ελληνικά | ταμπόν tampón |
| Română | tampon |
| Русский | тампо́н tampón, заты́чка zatýčka |
| Tiếng Việt | tăm-bông, nút gạc |
| العربية | سِدَادَة sidāda, سِدَادَة قُطْنِيَّة sidāda quṭniyya, تامْپون tampon |
| עברית | טַמְפּוֹן tampón |
Talk about this word "tampon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tampon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tampon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tampon "tampon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tampon.Cite this
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title = {tampon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tampon},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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