cottonbud

Naija

Alternative forms

• cotton bud

Etymology

From: English cotton bud

Pronunciation

• kɔ̀tìnbɔ̂d

Noun

• Na smallsmall sticks wey cotton wool rap de up and down for cleaning ears.

• Di kind cottonbud wey dey market dese days eh, na fake.  — (Egbokhare_2020. The kind of budded sticks on sale in the market these days are fake.)
• Inside my ear dey scratch me, I beg find me one cottonbud for your pikin tings.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. My ear itches, kindly let me have one of your baby's cotton bud.)

Synonyms

• cottonwool

Translations

• English: budded sticks for cleaning ears