cojín

Spanish

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Old Catalan coxin~coixin (modern coixí), from Vulgar Latin *coxīnum (“cushion”), from Latin coxa (“hip”). Compare French coussin, Italian cuscino.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /koˈxin/ [koˈxĩn]
Rhymes: -in
Syllabification: co‧jín

Noun

cojín m (plural cojines)

cushion
Synonym: almohadón

Derived terms

cojín de aire

Further reading

“cojín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “cojín”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 129
“coixí” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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