Definition of
Coconut
- (noun, food) the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries
- (noun, food) large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk
- (noun, plant) tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics
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Synonyms of Coconut
coco, coco palm, cocoa palm, cocoanut, coconut meat, coconut palm, coconut tree, cocos nucifera
Origin of the word Coconut
- 1613, from Sp./Port. coco "grinning face," on resemblance of the three holes at the base of the shell to a human face. more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
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