cos

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of romaine lettuce, a long-leaved variety of lettuce.
conj
  1. Informal spelling of 'cause (“because”).
noun
  1. Alternative form of coz, cousin.
noun
  1. plural of co
det
  1. Belonging to co. Gender-neutral possessive determiner, grammatically equivalent to the gendered his and her and the singular their.
noun
  1. Alternative form of coss, a traditional Nepali unit of distance.
name
  1. Alternative spelling of Kos, an island of the Aegean, Greece.
name
  1. Initialism of Chamber of Secrets.

Pronunciation

/kɑs/ /kɒs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-cos.wav /kɒz/ /kəz/ /kʌz/

Word forms

cos coses cosses co's

Etymology

Clipping of cos lettuce, variously derived from the Greek island of Kos and from Arabic خس (ḵass, “lettuce”).

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