coixí

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *coxīnum from coxa (“thigh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kuˈʃi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kojˈʃi]

• Audio (Catalonia):

  (file)

Noun

coixí m (plural coixins)

1. cushion, pillow
2. pad
3. (baseball) bag
4. (architecture) springer

   Synonym: dovella d'arrencada

Derived terms

• coixí d'agulles
• coixí de monja
• coixí de seguretat
• coixinera
• coixinet
• encoixinar

Further reading

• “coixí”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007