cos
Pronunciation: /kɑs/
The English word “cos” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
determiner
- Belonging to co. Gender-neutral possessive determiner, grammatically equivalent to the gendered his and her and the singular their.
Etymology
Clipping of cos lettuce, variously derived from the Greek island of Kos and from Arabic خس (ḵass, “lettuce”).
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