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coix

US/ˈkoʊ.ɪks/

coix noun: an East Asian grass (Coix lacryma-jobi), sometimes harvested as a cereal.

Noun

coix (countable and uncountable, plural coixes)

  1. An East Asian grass (Coix lacryma-jobi), sometimes harvested as a cereal.

Forms of coix

pluralcoixes

Origin of coix

From New Latin coix, from Ancient Greek κόϊξ (kóïx, “doum palm”).

Words formed from coix

Questions about coix

What does coix mean?
Coix means an East Asian grass (Coix lacryma-jobi), sometimes harvested as a cereal.
What part of speech is coix?
Coix is a noun.
How do you pronounce coix?
Coix is pronounced /ˈkoʊ.ɪks/ (US).
What is the plural of coix?
The plural of coix is coixes.

Words near coix in the dictionary

  1. coitus reservatus
  2. coitus saxonicus
  3. coituses
  4. Coity
  5. Coity Higher
  6. coix
  7. coixseed
  8. Cojack
  9. Cojasca
  10. Cojedes
  11. cojoba

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