cogon

[ koh-gohn ]

/ koʊˈgoʊn /

noun

a tall, coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, of the tropics and subtropics, used widely for thatching.

Origin of cogon

1895–1900; <Spanish <Tagalog kugon

Words nearby cogon

cognomen, cognoscenti, cognoscible, cognoscitive, cognovit, cogon, cog railway, Cogswell chair, cogwheel, cogwheel respiration, cogwheel rigidity

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Example sentences from the Web for cogon

The command car bucked over hummocks of cogon grass while the boys held on to keep from being tossed out.
The Pirates of Shan|Harold Leland Goodwin
After the framework is complete, one side of the roof is covered with cogon grass, but the other is left incomplete.
The Tinguian|Fay-Cooper Cole
His men hacked and hewed their way through the jungle and cogon grass, with never a shot from the insurrectos.
A Woman's Impression of the Philippines|Mary H. (Mary Helen) Fee
Along the edge of the cogon lands are many large buri palms, from which a starch commercially known as sago is secured.
The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao|Fay-Cooper Cole

They stopped a moment in consultation; then Pedro slid smoothly through the cogon toward the camp.
Caybigan|James Hopper

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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单词	cogon
释义	cogon [ koh-gohn ] / koʊˈgoʊn / noun a tall, coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, of the tropics and subtropics, used widely for thatching. Origin of cogon 1895–1900; <Spanish <Tagalog kugon Words nearby cogon cognomen, cognoscenti, cognoscible, cognoscitive, cognovit, cogon, cog railway, Cogswell chair, cogwheel, cogwheel respiration, cogwheel rigidity Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cogon The command car bucked over hummocks of cogon grass while the boys held on to keep from being tossed out. The Pirates of Shan\|Harold Leland Goodwin After the framework is complete, one side of the roof is covered with cogon grass, but the other is left incomplete. The Tinguian\|Fay-Cooper Cole His men hacked and hewed their way through the jungle and cogon grass, with never a shot from the insurrectos. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines\|Mary H. (Mary Helen) Fee Along the edge of the cogon lands are many large buri palms, from which a starch commercially known as sago is secured. The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao\|Fay-Cooper Cole They stopped a moment in consultation; then Pedro slid smoothly through the cogon toward the camp. Caybigan\|James Hopper 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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