cottonwool

Naija

Alternative forms

• cotton wool

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