cogon

C3O1G2O1N1

noun

Any of several perennial rhizomatous grasses of genus Imperata, especially Imperata cylindrica.

Similar
cogon grasscogongrassilluksatintailcotton wool grasssilver spikespeargrassblady grass
OriginSpanish cogón ← Tagalog kugon ← Cebuano kugon →
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Meanings

cogon1

nouncogon (countable and uncountable, plural cogons)

plural cogons

  1. countableuncountableAny of several perennial rhizomatous grasses of genus Imperata, especially Imperata cylindrica.

    Synonyms: cogon grass, cogongrass, illuk, satintail, cotton wool grass, silver spike, speargrass, blady grass

Cogon2

proper noun
  1. A barangay of Roxas, Capiz, Philippines.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of several perennial rhizomatous grasses of genus Imperata, especially Imperata cylindrica.

Similar
cogon grasscogongrassilluksatintailcotton wool grasssilver spikespeargrassblady grass
Also see
illuk

Origin

  1. Cebuanokugon
  2. Tagalogkugon
  3. Spanishcogón
  4. Englishcogon

From Spanish cogón, from Tagalog kugon and Cebuano kugon.

More words from Spanish, Tagalog, Cebuano

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Translations

Malay lalang, alang-alang
  • lalangImperata
  • alang-alangImperata
Turkish kındıra
  • kındıraImperata
Vietnamese cỏ tranh
  • cỏ tranhImperata

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

congo
Cite this entry
APA

cogon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cogon

MLA

“cogon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cogon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cogon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cogon.

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