Wiktionary

goji

See also: ĝoji and go-ji

English edit

Etymology edit

Marketing coinage, likely an altered pronunciation of Mandarin 枸杞 (gǒuqǐ). The earliest known usage in print was in a 1996 publication.[1] The first usage in the LexisNexis database is a 2002 newspaper article.[2] Wider usage began in 2003 and 2004.[3]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

goji (plural goji)

  1. A fruit in the genus Lycium, especially in commercial products where it is promoted as a superfruit.
    Synonyms: goji berry, wolfberry

Usage notes edit

The UK Food Standards Agency notes: ‘[It has been] suggested that the name "goji" was originally applied only to the species L. [Lycium] chinensis and should not be used for L. barbarum. However, it appears that "goji" is widely understood in the UK to refer to the latter species […] .

References edit

  1. ^ Stephen Arlin, Fouad Dini, David Wolfe (1998) Nature's First Law: The Raw-food Diet‎[1], Maul Brothers Publishing, →ISBN
  2. ^ John Griffin (2002 August 21) “Uncooked food trend raises hopes, casts doubts”, in San Antonio Express-News, page 1F
  3. ^ goji at Google Ngram Viewer

Anagrams edit

Japanese edit

Romanization edit

goji

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ごじ

Portuguese edit

Noun edit

goji m (plural gojis)

  1. goji; wolfberry (berry from plants of the genus Lycium)

Tsuut'ina edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

goji?

  1. goose

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