coton-tige
French, noun/kɔ.tɔ̃.tiʒ/
coton-tige is spelled C-O-T-O-N-T-I-G-E (9 letters). Coton-tige is a French masculine noun meaning “cotton swab, cotton bud (small wad of cotton wrapped around the end of a small rod)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petit bâton recouvert à chaque extrémité d’une petite boule de coton hydrophile, utilisé en particulier pour…”.
What does coton-tige mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecotton swab, cotton bud (small wad of cotton wrapped around the end of a small rod)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petit bâton recouvert à chaque extrémité d’une petite boule de coton hydrophile, utilisé en particulier pour nettoyer le conduit auditif.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of coton-tige
- cotons-tiges plural
- coton-tiges plural
- coton tige
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coton-tige?
- /kɔ.tɔ̃.tiʒ/
- \kɔ.tɔ̃.tiʒ\
- [kɔ.tɔ̃.tiʒ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.