/ kɔɪ; NAmE / noun
( pl. koi ) a large fish originally from Japan, often kept in fish ponds
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from Japanese , carp .
/ kɔɪ; NAmE / noun
( pl. koi ) a large fish originally from Japan, often kept in fish ponds
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from Japanese , carp .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005