cotton swab

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Españolbastoncillo bastoncillo de algodón copitocotonete hisopo hisopo de algodón

Françaisbâtonnet ouaté coton tige coton-tige

DeutschWattestäbchen

16 more languages

العربيةعُود أُذُن

Ελληνικάμπατονέτα ωτογλυφίδα ωτοκαθαριστής

فارسیگوش‌پاک‌کن

Suomipumpulipuikko vanupuikko vanutuppo

Magyarfültisztító pálcika

Íslenskaeyrnapinni

Italianobastoncino cotonato cotton fioc nettaorecchipulisciorecchi

日本語綿棒

한국어면봉

Nederlandswattenstaafje

Polskipatyczek do uszu wacik wymazówka

Portuguêscotonete suabe zaragatoa

Русскийва́тная па́лочка ва́тный ту́пфер ту́пфер

Türkçekulak çubuğu

Tiếng Việttăm bông

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

cotton thistle cotton to cotton velvet cotton wax cotton wool cotton wool ball

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