goji
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== English ==
=== Etymology ===
Marketing coinage, likely an altered pronunciation of Mandarin 枸杞 (gǒuqǐ). 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): /ˈɡoʊ.d͡ʒi/
=== Noun ===
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 ====
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
Rōmaji transcription of ごじ
== Portuguese ==
=== Noun ===
goji m (plural gojis)
goji; wolfberry (berry from plants of the genus Lycium)
== Tsuut'ina ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /koʒi/
=== Noun ===
goji?
goose
=== References ===
"Tsuut'ina Nominalized Phrases (Video)." Youtube, uploaded by AlbertaUArts, 30 May. 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t6EdGunXLc