First Known Use: 1602
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Hyksos
adjective Hyk·sos \ˈhik-ˌsäs, -ˌsōs\
Definition of HYKSOS
: of or relating to a Semite dynasty that ruled Egypt from about the 18th to the 16th century b.c.
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Origin of HYKSOS
Greek Hyksōs, dynasty ruling Egyptian, perhaps from Egyptian ḥq˒ʾ ruler + h̬˒ʾšt foreign land
Rhymes with HYKSOS
bathos, benthos, bugloss, chaos, Chios, cosmos, Delos, demos, Ellás, emboss, en masse, Eos, epos, Eros, ethos, kaross, kudos, kvass, Lagos, Laos, Laplace, Lemnos, Lesbos, Logos, Madras, Melos, mythos, Naxos, Nepos, nol-pros, nonpros, pathos, peplos, Pharos, pit boss, pothos, ringtoss, Samos, Skyros, straw boss, telos, topos, tripos
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