Cosmo
The English word “Cosmo” has 2 meanings listed here.
proper noun
- Cosmopolitan, an American monthly fashion and entertainment magazine for women.
- Cosmopolitan, a cocktail.
Etymology
Borrowed by Scotland from Italy in the 18th century. An Italian variant of Cosimo, from the name Cosmas of a saint (martyred with his brother Damian in the fourth century), from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “order, ordered universe”).
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