coconut

co·co·nut

also co·coa·nut  (kō′kə-nŭt′, -nət)

n.

1. The fruit of the coconut palm, consisting of a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.

2. The large, brown, hard-shelled seed of the coconut, containing white flesh surrounding a partially fluid-filled central cavity.

3. The edible white flesh of the coconut, often shredded and used in food and confections or for the extraction of coconut oil.

4. A coconut palm.

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[Portuguese coco, pumpkin or other object carved with a face used to scare children, goblin, coconut (since the three indentations on the base of a coconut suggest the eyes and mouth of a goblin; probably from Late Latin coccum, shell; see cocoon) + nut.]

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coconut

(ˈkəʊkəˌnʌt) or

cocoanut

n

1. (Plants) the fruit of the coconut palm, consisting of a thick fibrous oval husk inside which is a thin hard shell enclosing edible white meat. The hollow centre is filled with a milky fluid (coconut milk)

2. (Cookery)

a. the meat of the coconut, often shredded and used in cakes, curries, etc

b. (as modifier): coconut cake.

3. slang derogatory a black or Asian person who conforms to white culture at the expense of his or her ancestral culture, the idea being that, like a coconut, he or she is dark on the outside and white on the inside

[C18: see coco]

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co•co•nut

or co•coa•nut

(ˈkoʊ kəˌnʌt, -nət)

n.

1. the large hard-shelled seed of the coconut palm, lined with a white edible meat, and containing a milky liquid.

2. the meat of the coconut, often shredded and used in cooking.

3. coconut palm.

[1605–15]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	coconut - the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries coconut meat solid food, food - any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment; "food and drink" cocoanut, coconut - large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk copra - the dried meat of the coconut from which oil is extracted
	2.	coconut - large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk cocoanut coconut oil, copra oil - oil from coconuts edible nut - a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell coconut, coconut meat - the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries coconut water, coconut milk - clear to whitish fluid from within a fresh coconut copra - the dried meat of the coconut from which oil is extracted coco, coco palm, cocoa palm, coconut palm, coconut tree, Cocos nucifera, coconut - tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics
	3.	coconut - tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics coco, coco palm, cocoa palm, coconut palm, coconut tree, Cocos nucifera cocoanut, coconut - large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk palm tree, palm - any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves Cocos, genus Cocos - coconut palms

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Translations

جَوْزُ الهِنْدجوزَةُ الهِنْدحَلْوى جَوز الهِند

kokoskokosový ořech

kokosnødkokos

KokosnussKokospalme

καρύδα

kokosarbokokoso

coco

نارگیل

kookospähkinäkookospalmukopra

noix de coco

nariyal

kokoskokosov orahkokosova palma

kókusz

kókóshnetakókósmjöl

noce di coccococco

ココナツ

코코넛

kokosaskokoso drožlėskokoso riešutaskopra

kokosrieksta kodolskokosriekstskopra

kokosnootkokos

kokosnøttkokos

kokos

cococoqueiro

кокоскокосовый орехкокосовый

kokosový orech

kokosov oreh

kokosnötkokospalmkokos

มะพร้าว

Hindistan cevizi

dừaquả dừa

椰子椰子果椰子果肉

coconut

[ˈkəʊkənʌt]

A. N

1. (= nut) → coco m

2. (= tree) → cocotero m

B. CPD coconut matting N → estera f de fibra de coco
coconut oil N → aceite m de coco
coconut palm N → cocotero m
coconut shy N → tiro m al coco
coconut tree N → cocotero m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

coconut

[ˈkəʊkənʌt] n → noix f de cocococonut milk n → lait m de cocococonut oil n → huile f de coco, huile f de noix de cocococonut palm coconut tree n → cocotier m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

coconut

n → Kokosnuss f

attr → Kokos-

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coconut

:

coconut matting

n → Kokosläufer m

coconut oil

n → Kokosöl nt

coconut palm

n → Kokospalme f

coconut shy

n → Wurfbude f

coconut tree

n → Kokospalme f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

coconut

[ˈkəʊkəˌnʌt] n (fruit) → noce f di cocco; (tree) (also coconut palm) → palma di cocco (substance) → cocco

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

coconut

(ˈkoukənat) noun

1. a large nut containing a white solid lining and a clear liquid. kokosneut جوزَةُ الهِنْد кокос coco kokosový ořech die Kokosnuß kokosnød καρύδαcoco kookospähkel نارگیل kookospähkinä noix de cocoקוקוס नारियल kokosov orah kókusz(dió) kelapa kókóshneta noce di cocco ココやしの実 코코넛 kokosas, kokoso riešutas kokosrieksts kelapa kokosnootkokosnøtt orzech kokosowy كو پره، ناريال، دګارې زړى coco nucă de cocos кокос kokosový orech kokosov oreh kokos kokosnöt มะพร้าว hindistan cevizi 椰子 кокосовий горіх ناریل quả dừa 椰子果

2. its lining, used as food. klapper حَلْوى جَوز الهِند месестата част на кокос coco kokos die Kokosnuß kokos ινδοκάρυδο coco kookospähkel مغز نارگیل kookospähkinän malto noix de cocoקוקוס kokosov orah kókuszdió daging buah kelapa kókósmjöl noce di cocco その実の核肉 코코넛 핵과 kokoso drožlės, kopra kokosrieksta kodols; kopra santan kokosnootkokos miąższ kokosowy دګارې زړى coco nucă de cocos кокос kokosový orech kokosov oreh kokosovo brašno kokos เนื้อมะพร้าว hindistan cevizi 椰肉 кокос ناریل کی گری cùi dừa 椰子果肉

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

coconut

→ جَوْزُ الهِنْد kokos kokosnød Kokosnuss καρύδα coco kookospähkinä noix de coco kokos noce di cocco ココナツ 코코넛 kokosnoot kokosnøtt kokos coco кокос kokosnöt มะพร้าว Hindistan cevizi quả dừa 椰子

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

coconut

n coco

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