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| Language | Expression | English Translation or Definition |
| Czech | vata | expletive, padding, absorbent cotton, cotton wool. |
| Embu | vata | request, zeal, eagerness, need. |
| Hindi (Transliterated) | Vata | biological air humor. |
| Kamba Kitu | vata | request, need. |
| Kamba Mach | vata | need, request. |
| Lithuanian | vata | wool, cotton, cotton wool, wadding, cotton-wool. |
| Malagasy | vata | case. |
| Pare | vata | walk. |
| Quenya | vata | path. |
| Rapa Nui | vata | costume. |
| Romanian | vata | wad, wadding, cotton-wool. |
| Serbian (Latin Script) | vata | cotton, absorbent cotton, cotton wool, wading. |
| Slovak | vata | cotton-wool. |
| Slovak old | vata | cotton-wool. |
| Slovenian | vata | wadding. |
| Tahitian | vata | to be free. |
Source: compiled by the editor from the definition of cotton-wool; see credits. | ||
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