Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coix

/ˈkoʊ.ɪks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coix
IPA: /ˈkoʊ.ɪks/

13

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: coix, κόϊξ

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkoʊ.ɪks/

Usage

Inflected Forms

coixes (plural)

Derived Forms

coixseed

Questions

How do you pronounce coix?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkoʊ.ɪks/.
What does coix mean?: An East Asian grass (Coix lacryma-jobi), sometimes harvested as a cereal.
Where does coix come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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