cusshon
Middle English
/ˈkuʃən/
noun
Definitions
- A soft stuffed bag; a cushion or pillow.
- (rare) The hind portion of a cow as meat.
- (rare) A bowl for drinking out of.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French coissin derived from Latin *coxīnus.
Origin
Latin
*coxīnus
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cushion English
- cushionless English
- cushionlike English
- cushiony English
- pincushion English
- thump-cushion English
- *coxīnus Latin
- coxa Latin
- cuscino Italian
- coussin French
- クッション Japanese
- cúisín Irish
- coissin Old French
- cussin Old French
- kussīn Old High German
- couossi Norman
- coissin Middle French
- 咕𠱸 Chinese
- coisin Old Occitan
- Kuschen Pennsylvania German