Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coss

/kɒs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: coss
IPA: /kɒs/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A measure of distance, varying from one and a quarter to two and a half English miles.

Indian usage

adj

Alternative form of khass.

noun

Initialism of commercial open-source software.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] the distances (computed by marching-time as well as by reference to the Népálese kós of 2⅓ miles each) […]"
"A full half koss from bank to bank is the stream now – you can see it under the stars – and there are ten feet of water therein."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani کوس / कोस (kos). Doublet of krosa.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cosses (plural) cos (alternative) kos (alternative) kós (alternative) koss (alternative)

Phrases

rule of coss

Frequently Paired Words

rule of coss

Synonyms

kos

Rhymes With

across loss cross sauce cos toss moss dos gloss mos lacrosse ros

Questions

How do you pronounce coss?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɒs/.
What does coss mean?: A measure of distance, varying from one and a quarter to two and a half English miles.
Where does coss come from?: Borrowed from Hindustani کوس / कोस (kos). Doublet of krosa.

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