zaragatoa
Portuguese, noun/za.ɾa.ɡaˈto.ɐ/
zaragatoa is spelled Z-A-R-A-G-A-T-O-A (9 letters). Zaragatoa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a cotton swab used to take samples of bodily fluids and genetic material” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “material absorvente, preso a uma haste, que serve para coletar materiais para exame (através de absorção e…”.
What does zaragatoa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea cotton swab used to take samples of bodily fluids and genetic material
- 2
feminineany of several plantain species used in herbal medicine to treat intestinal problems
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. material absorvente, preso a uma haste, que serve para coletar materiais para exame (através de absorção e atrito), aplicar medicamentos ou limpar cavidades e ferimentos
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of zaragatoa
- zaragatoas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zaragatoa?
- Brazil /za.ɾa.ɡaˈto.ɐ/
- Portugal /zɐ.ɾɐ.ɡɐˈto.ɐ/
- Portugal [zɐ.ɾɐ.ɣɐˈto.ɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.