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kokoon¹

  • /kəˈkuːn/

Sounds like cocoon

Where it comes from

From Tswana kgokoñ.

noun kokoons

  1. archaic A gnu; a brindled gnu. Mixed squads of kokoons and zebras are practising their wild gambols over the level plain, kicking, frolicking, butting, and pursuing each other with untiring perseverence

kokoon²

  • /kəˈkuːn/
  • /koʊˈkuːn/

Where it comes from

From Sinhalese [script needed] (kokuṅ).

noun kokoons

  1. uncommon A tree of the genus Kokoona. The inner yellow bark of the kokoon tree of Ceylon (Kokoona Zeylanica, Thw.) is employed there as a febrifuge and stimulatory, and as a dye.

    Similar: kokoona

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@misc{kokoon_2026,
  title = {kokoon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kokoon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}