coing
French
coing
Etymology
From Old French cooing, from Latin cotōneum, ultimately from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον (kudṓnion).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kwɛ̃/
Audio (file) - Homophones: coin, coings, coins
Noun
coing m (plural coings)
- quince (fruit)
Derived terms
- bourré comme un coing
Further reading
- “coing”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
Noun
coing
- Alternative form of coyn (“quince”)