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Meaning of Tampon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
[ˈtʰæmpɒn]

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. A double-headed drumstick primarily for the bass drum.
  3. An inking pad used in lithographic printing.

Equivalents

Bosanski tampon тампон
Čeština tampón
Deutsch Tampon
Ελληνικά ταμπόν
Español tampax tampón
فارسی تامپون
Français tampon
Hrvatski tampon тампон
Bahasa Indonesia tampon
日本語 タンポン
ქართული ტამპონი
Қазақша тығын
한국어 탐폰
Kurdî tampon
Македонски тампон
Nederlands tampon
Polski tampon
Română tampon
Русский затычка тампон
Српски tampon тампон
Svenska tampong
Türkçe tampon

Examples

“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.”
“I examined a tampon, from the outside only without removing the wrapper because I did not want to waste one, and considered aloud the consequences of pushing the offensively shaped object into my vagina.”

CEFR level

C2
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