Word Study
coconut
CIDE DICTIONARY
coconut, n.
- the edible white meat of a coconut{3}; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries. [WordNet 1.5]
- the cocoa palm. [WordNet 1.5]
- The large, hard-shelled oval nut of the
cocoa palm . It has a fibrous husk containing a thick white fibrous meat much used as food, in confections, and in making oil. It has a central cavity filled (when fresh) with an agreeable milky liquid. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
coconut, n. (also cocoanut)
1 a a large ovate brown seed of the coco, with a hard shell and edible white fleshy lining enclosing a milky juice. b = COCO. c the edible white fleshy lining of a coconut.
2 sl. the human head.
1 a a large ovate brown seed of the coco, with a hard shell and edible white fleshy lining enclosing a milky juice. b = COCO. c the edible white fleshy lining of a coconut.
2 sl. the human head.
Idiom
coconut butter a solid oil obtained from the lining of the coconut, and used in soap, candles, ointment, etc. coconut ice a sweet of sugar and desiccated coconut. coconut matting a matting made of fibre from coconut husks. coconut shy a fairground sideshow where balls are thrown to dislodge coconuts. double coconut a very large nut of the coco-de-mer.
Etymology
COCO + NUT
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