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English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
coz
- (informal) cousin (usually as a term of address)
c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :Content thee, gentle coz, let him alone.
- 1844, Elizabeth Oakes Smith, "The Love Quarrel", in The Columbian Magazine Vol 1. Issue 1. page 6, col. 2, New York, Israel Post, ed John Inman
- "I do not expect that, coz; nor do I desire it."
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Conjunction
coz
- Informal spelling of 'cause (“because”).
See also
- of coz (etymologically unrelated)
Mapudungun
Adjective
coz (Raguileo spelling)
- yellow
References
- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قوز (koz, “trump”).
Adjective
coz m or f or n (indeclinable)
- very (used for beautiful women)
Declension
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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish coçe, from Latin calcem (“heel”). Doublet of calce.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈkoθ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈkos/
- Rhymes: -oθ
- Rhymes: -os
- Syllabification: coz
Noun
coz f (plural coces)
- kick (of an animal)
- Synonym: patada
- se fue dando coces ― he left kicking and screaming
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