cunji
English
editEtymology
editFrom cunjevoi.
Noun
editcunji (plural cunji)
- (Australia, colloquial) Clipping of cunjevoi.
- 1998 June, Macquarie University, Biology Bytes, Vol 1, No 4, [1],
- Sydney's most common tunicate, cunjivoy (Pyura stolonifera....or "cunji" to the locals), is an icon. There are even poems about the stoic cunji!
- 2007, Gary Brown, Fishing Guide to Sydney-Hawkesbury, page 77:
- Try using abalone gut, peeled prawns and cunji for bait for the bream and drummer found here.
- 1998 June, Macquarie University, Biology Bytes, Vol 1, No 4, [1],
Aromanian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editUltimately from Latin cūnae. This form perhaps came through Greek κούνια (koúnia).
Noun
editcunji f (plural cunji or cunje)