Etymology

goemin

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Today it means: A complex mixture of several substances extracted from the seaweed Irish moss (Chondrus crispus). Full definition →

French goémon
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  1. French · derived fromgoémon“seaweed”
  2. English todaygoemin

From French goémon (“seaweed”), a Celtic borrowing, + -in.

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