algodoncillo

noun

al·​go·​don·​ci·​llo

ˌal-gə-ˌdän-ˈsē-(ˌ)ō

plural -s

: majagua sense a

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Spanish, milkweed, diminutive of algodón cotton, from Arabic dialect (Spain) al-quṭun the cotton

First Known Use

circa 1926, in the meaning defined above

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