tampon
A plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to…A plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid, especially one inserted in the vagina during menstruation.
» Do you prefer using sanitary napkins or tampons?
Benutzt du lieber Binden oder Tampons?
Вы предпочитаете использовать гигиенические прокладки или тампоны?
Meaning
3 sensesA plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid, especially one inserted in the vagina during menstruation.
Tampon
тампо́нtampón, заты́чкаzatýčka
тампо́нtampón
plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood)
A double-headed drumstick primarily for the bass drum.
An inking pad used in lithographic printing.
Examples
15 sentencesDo you prefer using sanitary napkins or tampons?
ruВы предпочитаете использовать гигиенические прокладки или тампоны?
deBenutzt du lieber Binden oder Tampons?
Where are my tampons?
Де мої тампони?
Can a tampon get lost inside me?
What if I forget to remove my tampon?
How soon can I use tampons after giving birth?
Translations
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Origin
First attested in 1848. Borrowed from French tampon, from Middle French tampon, a nasaliseFirst attested in 1848. Borrowed from French tampon, from Middle French tampon, a nasalised variant of tapon, a diminutive or augmented form of Old French tape (“plug, bung, tap”), from Frankish *tappō (“stopper, plug”), from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“plug, tap”). Cognate with Old High German zapfo (“stopper”), Old English tæppa (“stopper”). Doublet of tampion. More at tap.
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