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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Marketing coinage, likely an altered pronunciation of Mandarin 枸杞 (gǒuqǐ). The earliest known usage in print was in a 1996 publication.[1] The first usage in the LexisNexis database is a 2002 newspaper article.[2] Wider usage began in 2003 and 2004.[3]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]goji (plural gojis or goji)
- A fruit in the genus Lycium, especially in commercial products where it is promoted as a superfruit.
- Synonyms: goji berry, wolfberry
Usage notes
[edit]The UK Food Standards Agency notes: ‘[It has been] suggested that the name "goji" was originally applied only to the species L. [Lycium] chinensis and should not be used for L. barbarum. However, it appears that "goji" is widely understood in the UK to refer to the latter species […] .
References
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Japanese
[edit]Romanization
[edit]goji
Portuguese
[edit]Noun
[edit]goji m (plural gojis)
Tsuut'ina
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]goji?
References
[edit]- "Tsuut'ina Nominalized Phrases (Video)." Youtube, uploaded by AlbertaUArts, 30 May. 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t6EdGunXLc
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