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கொட்டை — meaning in English

koṭṭai

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English meaning

  • cotton noun A soft white fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant, used to make thread and fabric.
  • nut noun A hard-shelled seed or dry fruit, often edible.
  • testicle noun Either of the two male reproductive glands that produce sperm and testosterone.

Senses

கொட்டை is used for these senses in English:

  • nut hard-shelled fruit
  • cotton any plant yielding fiber like that of Gossypium

cotton — full definition

  1. noun A soft white fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant, used to make thread and fabric.
  2. noun The plant itself, grown for its fibre.
  3. verb Informal: to take a liking to someone or something, or start to understand it.

nut — full definition

  1. noun A hard-shelled seed or dry fruit, often edible.
  2. noun A small piece of hardware with a threaded hole, used with a bolt to fasten things together.
  3. noun Informal: a crazy or eccentric person, or an enthusiast for a particular subject.
  4. verb Slang: to headbutt someone.

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