different between goji vs koji

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ? (k?ji, “yeast”).

Noun

koji (uncountable)

1. A mold, Aspergillus oryzae, used in the manufacture of miso, amasake, sake, etc.

Anagrams

• jiko, joik

Japanese

Romanization

koji

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *k?j?, from Proto-Indo-European *k?os + relative particle *yos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?ji?/
• Hyphenation: ko?ji

Pronoun

kòj? (Cyrillic spelling ?????)

1. (interrogative) which, what

2. (relative) which, that, who, whom

3. (informal, indefinite, shortening of pokoji) some, few

4. (informal, intensifier) what a/an, what the (used to express astonishment, anger or incredulity)

Declension

Derived terms