goji

G2O1J8I1
US/ˈɡoʊ.d͡ʒi/

noun

A fruit in the genus Lycium, especially in commercial products where it is promoted as a superfruit.

Similar
goji berrywolfberry
OriginMandarin 枸杞 →
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Meanings

noungoji (plural gojis or goji)

plural gojis

  1. A fruit in the genus Lycium, especially in commercial products where it is promoted as a superfruit.

    Synonyms: goji berry, wolfberry

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fruit in the genus Lycium, especially in commercial products where it is promoted as a superfruit.

Similar
goji berrywolfberry
Also see
boxthornwolfberry

Origin

  1. Mandarin枸杞
  2. Englishgoji

A marketing coinage, likely an altered pronunciation of Mandarin 枸杞 (gǒuqǐ). The earliest known usage in print was in a publication in 1996. The first usage in the LexisNexis database is a newspaper article in 2002. Wider usage began in 2003 and 2004.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

jogijigo
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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