coing

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

• IPA^(key): /kwɛ̃/

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• Homophones: coin, coings, coins

coing m (plural coings)

1. quince (fruit)

• bourré comme un coing

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

coing

1. Alternative form of coyn (“quince”)