cotton – el algodón

(Pronounced ahl-goh-dohn)

To remember that cotton is pronounced ahl-goh-dohn (algodón) in Spanish, use the following mnemonic:

My white cotton sheets were ruined; I shouldn't have allowed the goat and donkey (algodón) on my bed.

Algodón is masculine, so it's el algodón. Imagine an elephant made of cotton.