coir
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coir
- /ˈkɔɪə/ UK
- [ˈkʰɔːjə] UK
- /ˈkoːjə/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈkɔɪɚ/ US
- /ˈkɒ(ː)jaʳ/ South Asia
Sounds like coyer · Rhymes with -ɔɪə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Tamil கயிறு (kayiṟu), Malayalam കയർ (kayaṟ).
noun coirs · caire · cayar · kiar
- The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute. Then, how comparatively sweet was everything on board - no paint, no tar, no new rope, (vilest of smells to the qualmish!) no grease, or oil, or varnish; but instead of these, bamboo and rattan, and coir rope and palm thatch; pure vegetable fibres, which smell pleasantly if they smell at all, and re
Translations
Talk about this word "coir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/coir. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. coir. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/coir "coir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/coir.Cite this
@misc{coir_2026,
title = {coir},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coir},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
