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cos.

foot

3 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/kosˠ//kɔsˠ//kɞsˠ/
  1. foot

    feminine
  2. leg

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish cos, from Proto-Celtic *koxsā (cf. Welsh coes), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *koḱs-, whence also Latin coxa (“hip”).

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