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noun, masculine

coy

/ˈkoi/

noun, masculine/ˈkoi/plural: coyes

a type of hammock made of sailcloth used as a makeshift bunk

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *ḱowh₁ós? Proto-Italic *kawos Latin cavus Latin caveabor. Middle Dutch coye Dutch kooibor. Spanish coy Borrowed from Dutch kooi (“bunk”). Doublet of gavia and cávea.