Cokes

/ˈkoʊks/ noun

Plural of coke: either a type of fuel made from coal, or (often capitalized) a brand name for Coca-Cola soft drink.

Coke the fuel comes from Dutch 'cooks' (coal dust); Coke the drink is a trademark from 1887. The same spelling creates an interesting homonym in English.

𝕏 Share on Twitter in Share on LinkedIn
📖 Full word page — etymology, 47 translations, audio 🔑 Get Free API Key — 50 lookups/day 📚 Read the Docs — integrate Word Orb

Try Another Word