kōˈgōn noun
also co·gon·grass (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ; or ko·gon ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷
( -s )
Etymology: Spanish cogón, from Tagalog, Bisayan, Bikol kugon
: any of several grasses of the genus Imperata ; especially : either of two coarse tall grasses ( I. cylindrica koenigii and I. exaltata ) used in the Philippines and adjacent lands for thatching — called also alang-alang