choenix

/ˈkiːnɪks/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

"If the kings do not come to the public supper, each of them must have two choenixes of meal and a cotyle of wine sent home to him at his house; if they come, they are given a double quantity of each, and the same when any private man invites them to his table."

From Latin choenix, from Ancient Greek χοῖνῐξ (khoînĭx).

choenixes (plural) choenices (plural) chenix (alternative) choinix (alternative) khoinix (alternative) chœnix (alternative, obsolete)

phoenix squeenix

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How do you pronounce choenix?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkiːnɪks/.

What does choenix mean?

An ancient dry measure of two pints or greater.

Where does choenix come from?

It is traced to Latin.

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