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.