cojín

Spanish

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Old Catalan coxin~coixin (modern coixí), from Vulgar Latin *coxīnum (“cushion”), from Latin coxa (“hip”). Compare French coussin, Italian cuscino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈxin/ [koˈxĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: co‧jín

Noun

cojín m (plural cojines)

1. cushion

   Synonym: almohadón

Derived terms

• cojín de aire

 

Further reading

• “cojín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “cojín”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 129
• “coixí” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.