noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkɔɪə/
Received-Pronunciation:[ˈkhɔːjə]
British, Southern, Standard:/ˈkoːjə/
General-American:/ˈkɔɪɚ/
South-Asia:/ˈkɒ(ː)jar/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -ɔɪə(ɹ)
homophone: coyer
1
noun
Meaning 1
The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fiber, fibre
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Tamil கயிறு (kayiṟu), Malayalam കയർ (kayaṟ).
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
قُنْبَر
(qunbar)
— fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut
Arabic:
قُنْبَار
(qunbār)
— fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut
Arabic:
كُنْبَار
(kunbār)
— fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut
Czech:
koir
— fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut
Finnish:
kookoskuitu
— fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut
French:
caire
— fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut
French:
chaire
— fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut
German:
Kokosfaser
— fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut
Gujarati:
કાથી
(kāthī)
— fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut
Indonesian:
sabut
— fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut
Malay:
sabut
— fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut
Malayalam:
കയർ
(kayaṟ)
— fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut
Māori:
puru
— fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut
Portuguese:
cairo
— fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut
Rarotongan:
puru
— fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut
Russian:
койр
(kojr)
— fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut
Samoan:
pulu
— fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut
Spanish:
coir
— fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut
Swedish:
kokosfiber
— fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut
Tahitian:
puru
— fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut
Tamil:
கயறு
(kayaṟu)
— fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut
Tamil:
நார்
(nār)
— fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut
Telugu:
కొబ్బరిపీచు
(kobbaripīcu)
— fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut
