coing

French

coing

Etymology

From Old French cooing, from Latin cotōneum, ultimately from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον (kudṓnion).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwɛ̃/

• Audio:

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• Homophone: coin

Noun

coing m (plural coings)

1. quince (fruit)

Further reading

• “coing”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Middle English

Noun

coing

1. Alternative form of coyn (“quince”)