How to pronounce cotton

Say it like this: /ˈkɑt.n̩/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/ˈkɑt.n̩/

What does cotton mean?

nounA fibrous substance:

Any similar soft, fibrous, white substance of fine hairs, of any origin.

A plant of genus Gossypium, used as a source of such fiber.

“K'a-shih has the most extensive cotton-growing area which amounted to 950 000 mou (6.3 million ares) in 1965.”

adjMade of cotton.

verbTo provide with cotton.

“Eyes closed, ears cottoned, the mind produces its own interior messages.”

To supply with a cotton wick.

To fill with a wad of cotton.

“First comes bottling, which is done both by machine and by hand. This is followed by cottoning and capping.”

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