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cohosh

/kəˈhɒʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
co-hosh
IPA
/kəˈhɒʃ/
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), the rough rootstock of which is used in medicine.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A smooth herb, Actaea racemosa, marketed for medicinal use.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From an Algonquian word meaning rough, probably from Eastern Abenaki / Penobscot *kkwὰhas. Compare Massachusett kushki (“(it is) rough”). Compare English cocash.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

cohoshes (plural)

Synonyms

blue cohosh squaw root papoose root Cimicifuga racemosa black cohosh black bugbane black snakeroot fairy candle

Rhymes With

wash josh gosh squash posh moustache bosh tosh awash quash mosh brioche

Questions

How do you pronounce cohosh?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈhɒʃ/.
What does cohosh mean?
A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), the rough rootstock of which is used in medicine.
Where does cohosh come from?
From an Algonquian word meaning rough, probably from Eastern Abenaki / Penobscot *kkwὰhas. Compare Massachusett kushki (“(it is) rough”). Compare English cocash.

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