coco

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkəʊkəʊ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'coco': (kō′kō); 'Coco': (kō′kō; Sp. kô′kô)


Inflections of 'coco' (n): npl: cocos

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
co•co  (kō′kō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cos. 
  1. Plant BiologySee coconut palm. 
  2. Plant Biologycoconut (def. 1).
  • Portuguese: grimace; the three holes at the nut's base give it this appearance
  • 1545–55

Co•co  (kō′kō; Sp. kô′kô),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa river rising in N Nicaragua and flowing NE along the Nicaragua-Honduras border to the Caribbean Sea. ab. 300 mi. (485 km) long. Also called Segovia. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
coco / ˈkəʊkəʊ/ ( -cos)
  1. short for coconut, coconut palm
Etymology: 16th Century: from Portuguese coco grimace; from the likeness of the three holes of the nut to a face
'coco' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Chanel - Segovia - coco-de-mer - cocoa - cocomat - coconut - coconut palm - cocoon - coquilla nut - coquito - double coconut

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