Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The fruit of the coconut palm, consisting of a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
- noun The large, brown, hard-shelled seed of the coconut, containing white flesh surrounding a partially fluid-filled central cavity.
- noun The edible white flesh of the coconut, often shredded and used in food and confections or for the extraction of coconut oil.
- noun A coconut palm.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
cocoanut .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the edible white meat of a coconut{3}; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries.
- noun the
cocoa palm . - noun 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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
fruit of thecoconut palm (not a true nut),Cocos nucifera , having afibrous husk surrounding a largeseed . - noun A hard-shelled
seed of this fruit, having white flesh and afluid -filled centralcavity . - noun uncountable The
edible white flesh of this fruit. - noun The
coconut palm . - noun pejorative, ethnic slur A
Hispanic or dark-skinned person who acts “white” (Caucasian ),alluding to the fact that a coconut is brown on the outside and white on the inside. Comparebanana ("East Asian who acts white"). - noun South Africa, pejorative A
black person who thinks "white" (European). Comparebanana ("East Asian who acts white"). - noun New Zealand, pejorative A
Pacific islander . - noun slang A female
breast .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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 tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics
- noun the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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The main system that has been developed is the rearing of bees under coconut trees (called coconut complex agroecosystem).
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The word coconut comes from the Portuguese coco, which means goblin or monkey.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The word coconut comes from the Portuguese coco, which means goblin or monkey.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The term coconut has been used to accuse someone of betraying their race or culture by implying that, like a coconut, they are brown on the outside but white on the inside.
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Around here (Pátzcuaro), even though we are not in coconut palm growing country, "cocos fríos" are popular as a drink.
coconut milk 2009
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For these, bananas are spread with Nutella and rolled in coconut, then they are frozen.
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Around here (Pátzcuaro), even though we are not in coconut palm growing country, "cocos fríos" are popular as a drink.
coconut milk 2009
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To toast coconut on the stove top, spread shredded coconut into a large skillet (or small, if you only need a small amount) and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until coconut is mostly golden brown.
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Also, i cooked pork in coconut water for my Mexican boyfriend and nem nuong (broiled or char-grilled pork meatballs on a stick) for my Oaxacan friends but served them over jasmine rice instead of bun (the same rice noodles in pho) and they loved it!!!
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Also, i cooked pork in coconut water for my Mexican boyfriend and nem nuong (broiled or char-grilled pork meatballs on a stick) for my Oaxacan friends but served them over jasmine rice instead of bun (the same rice noodles in pho) and they loved it!!!
john commented on the word coconut
Sometimes thought to be migratory.
February 15, 2007
uselessness commented on the word coconut
I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts
There they are all standing in a row
Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head
Give them a twist, a flick of the wrist
That's what the showman said
I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts
Every ball you throw will make me rich
There stands my wife, the idol of me life
Singing roll a bowl a ball a penny a pitch
Roll a bowl a ball a penny a pitch
Roll a bowl a ball a penny a pitch
Roll a bowl a ball, roll a bowl a ball
Singing roll a bowl a ball a penny a pitch
I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts (they're lovely)
There they are all standing in a row (one, two, three, four)
Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head (and bigger)
Give them a twist a flick of the wrist
That's what the showman said
I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts
Every ball you throw will make me rich
There stands my wife, the idol of me life
Singing roll a bowl a ball a penny a pitch (all together now)
Roll a bowl a ball a penny a pitch (harmony)
Roll a bowl a ball a penny a pitch
Roll a bowl a ball, roll a bowl a ball
Singing roll a bowl a ball a penny a pitch
February 15, 2007