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cogon
[ koh-gohn ]
/ koʊˈgoʊn /
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noun
a tall, coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, of the tropics and subtropics, used widely for thatching.
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Origin of cogon
1895–1900; <Spanish <Tagalog kugon
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British Dictionary definitions for cogon
cogon
/ (ˈkəʊɡəʊn) /
noun
any of the coarse tropical grasses of the genus Imperata, esp I. cylindrica and I. exaltata of the Philippines, which are used for thatching
Word Origin for cogon
from Spanish cogón, from Tagalog kugon
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