different between goji vs gobi

English

Etymology

Marketing coinage, likely an altered pronunciation of Mandarin ?? (g?uq?). The earliest known usage in print was in a 1996 publication. The first usage in the LexisNexis database is a 2002 newspaper article. Wider usage began in 2003 and 2004.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??o?.d?i/

Noun

goji (plural goji)

1. A fruit in the genus Lycium, especially in commercial products where it is promoted as a superfruit.

   Synonyms: goji berry, wolfberry

Usage notes

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

Anagrams

• jigo

Japanese

Romanization

goji

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Portuguese

Noun

goji m (plural gojis)

1. goji; wolfberry (berry from plants of the genus Lycium)

English

Alternative forms

• gobhi

Etymology

From Hindi ???? (gobh?).

Noun

gobi (uncountable)

1. (India, cooking) cauliflower

Related terms

• aloo gobi

Anagrams

• Igbo, big O, biog, biog.

Latin

Noun

g?bi

1. vocative singular of g?bius

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /?kopi?/

Noun

gobi

1. accusative/genitive singular of gohpi

Slovene

Noun

gobi

1. inflection of goba:
   1. dative/locative singular
   2. nominative/accusative dual