Etymology

cogon

C3O1G2O1N1

Today it means: Any of several perennial rhizomatous grasses of genus Imperata, especially Imperata cylindrica. Full definition →

Spanish cogón ← Tagalog kugon ← Cebuano kugon
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  1. Cebuano · derived fromkugon
  2. Tagalog · derived fromkugon
  3. Spanish · borrowed fromcogón
  4. English todaycogon

From Spanish cogón, from Tagalog kugon and Cebuano kugon.

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