Difference between revisions of "cottonwool"

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* Na cotton wey dem dey take dress wound.  
 
* Na cotton wey dem dey take dress wound.  
 
:* {{ux|dv|Di '''cottonwool''' don old for your wound o. |(Egbokhare_2020. The swabs on your wounds are old.)}}
 
:* {{ux|dv|Di '''cottonwool''' don old for your wound o. |(Egbokhare_2020. The swabs on your wounds are old.)}}
:* {{ux|dv|I beg dat hospital na yeye. Dem no even get common '''cottonwool'''. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. The hospital is terribly below standard. They do not even have mere cotton wool.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|I beg dat hospital na yeye. Dem no even get common '''cottonwool'''. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. The hospital is terribly below standard. They lack common cotton wool.)}}
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: ''cotton swabs for dressing wounds''
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* English: ''soft absorbent cotton swabs''

Revision as of 12:23, 27 January 2021

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: English cotton wool

Pronunciation

  • kɔ̀tìwû


Noun

  • Na cotton wey dem dey take dress wound.
  • Di cottonwool don old for your wound o.  — (Egbokhare_2020. The swabs on your wounds are old.)
  • I beg dat hospital na yeye. Dem no even get common cottonwool.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. The hospital is terribly below standard. They lack common cotton wool.)

Translations

  • English: soft absorbent cotton swabs