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"Hisopo" is a noun which is often translated as "cotton swab", and "cotonete" is a noun which is also often translated as "cotton swab". Learn more about the difference between "hisopo" and "cotonete" below.
el hisopo(
ee
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soh
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poh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (cotton-tipped swab) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. cotton swab (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
No uso hisopos porque tengo miedo que la punta se me quede en el oído.I don't use cotton swabs for fear of the tip getting stuck in my ear.
b. Q-tip (registered trademark) (United States)
A word or phrase that is a proprietary term owned by a brand (e.g., iPod).
Regionalism used in the United States
El hisopo salió limpio de mis oídos.The Q-tip came out of my ears clean.
c. cotton bud (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Me duele el oído izquierdo cuando me lo limpio con un hisopo.My left ear hurts when I clean it with a cotton bud.
2. (botany)
a. hyssop
El hisopo se utiliza como planta medicinal para combatir la tos.Hyssop is used as a medicinal plant to fight cough.
3. (religious)
a. aspergillum
Al bautizarlo, el sacerdote roció agua bendita sobre el bebé con el hisopo.When he baptized him, the priest sprinkled holy water over the baby with the aspergillum.
b. sprinkler
El monaguillo llenó el hisopo con el agua bendita.The altar boy filled the sprinkler with the holy water.
a. paintbrush
Una vez terminada la pared, el pintro lavó los hisopos con aguarrás.When the wall was finished, the painter washed the paintbrushes with turpentine.
a. shaving brush
Alfredo mezcló la crema de afeitar con el hisopo.Alfredo mixed the shaving cream with the shaving brush.
el cotonete(
koh
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toh
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neh
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teh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (general)
a. cotton swab (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
¡No vayas a poner ese cotonete muy adentro del oído!Don't put that cotton swab too far inside your ear!
b. Q-tip (registered trademark) (United States)
A word or phrase that is a proprietary term owned by a brand (e.g., iPod).
Regionalism used in the United States
Me gusta tener siempre cotonetes a mano para aplicarme el maquillaje de los ojos.I always like to keep Q-tips handy to apply my eye makeup.
c. cotton bud (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Rosie mojó un cotonete con desinfectante y lo aplicó sobre la cortada en el dedo del niño.Rosie wet a cotton bud with disinfectant, and applied it to the cut on the child's finger.
