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noun, masculine

tampon

/tɑ̃.pɔ̃/

noun, masculine/tɑ̃.pɔ̃/plural: tampons

plug, stopper; swab; tampon (menstrual product); sponge, pad (piece of porous material); stamp

un tampon de boisa wooden stopper

Synonyms: cachet, timbre

Nasalized variant of tapon, from Frankish *tappō, from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“plug, tap”), cognate with Dutch tappe, German Zapfen, Old English tæppa, English tap.