tampon en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˈtʰæmpɑn] (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- [ˈtʰæmpɒn] (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
First 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.
Meanings
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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.
I examined a tampon, from the outside only without removing the wrapper because I did not want to waste one, and considered aloud the consequences of pushing the offensively shaped object into my vagina.
1988, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Nervous Conditions, Faber & Faber Limited (2021), page 145:The only apparent difference between Playtex deodorant and nondeodorant tampons was the deodorant, yet the deodorant tampons did not stimulate the production of TSST-1.
1987, Amy C Lee Wong, Factors affecting growth of Staphylococcus aureus and production of toxic shock syndrome-1:
- A double-headed drumstick primarily for the bass drum.
- An inking pad used in lithographic printing.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tampons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
tampography · nasal tampon · emotional tampon · tamponment · tampo · manpon · Tampongate · Tampon Tim · tamponade
Synonyms
vampire's teabag (intravaginal plug used to absorb menstrual blood)
Translations (72)
es tampón (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · tg тампон (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · nb tampong (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · grc μοτάριον (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · ro tampon (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · th แทมพอน (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · hu tampon (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · th ผ้าอนามัยแบบสอด (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · kk тампон (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · ar سِدَادَة قُطْنِيَّة (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · pt absorvente interno (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · fa تامپون (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · it stuello (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · pt tampão (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · cmn 棉條 /棉条 (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · fi haavaside (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · sv tampong (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · mk тампо́н (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · sk tampón (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · is tíðatappi (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · hi तंपन (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · ko 탐폰 (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · cmn 止血塞 (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · da tampon (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · ar تامْپون (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · et tampoon (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · ru тампо́н (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · vi nút gạc (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · yi טאַמפּאָן (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · sq tampon (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · hy տամպոն (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · lv tampons (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · lt tamponas (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · cmn 棉塞 (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · it assorbente interno (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · bg тампо́н (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · pl tampon (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · mi puru taiawa (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · is túrtappi (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · eu tapoi (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · ka ტამპონი (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · az tampon (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · tr tampon (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · es támpax (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · ky тампон (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · ms tampon (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · nl tampon (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · sl tampon (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · it tampone (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · cs tampón (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · grc μοτός (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · el ταμπόν (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · de Tampon (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · fi tamponi (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · uk тампо́н (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · vi tăm-bông (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · tg латта (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · id tampon (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · kk тығын (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · uz tampon (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · fo mánasjúkutvørri (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · ar سِدَادَة (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · sh та̀мпо̄н (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · sh tàmpōn (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · fr tampon (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · cmn 衛生栓 /卫生栓 (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · ja タンポン (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · he טַמְפּוֹן (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · th ผ้าอนามัย (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · be тампо́н (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · tg дока (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material) · ru заты́чка (a plug of cotton or other absorbent material)