tampón

Spanish

noun

Definitions

tampon plug of cotton or other absorbent material
(chemistry) buffer solution used to stabilize the acidity of a liquid

Etymology

Borrowed from French tampon.

Origin

French

tampon

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

tampon English
Tampon German
tampon Dutch, Flemish
tampon French
tamponner French
tampon Polish
tampion Middle French
*tappo Frankish