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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A milky fluid extracted from the flesh of the coconut, used in foods or as a beverage.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A thick white liquid produced by soaking the white inner flesh of the seed of the coconut in water and straining. It is commonly used in South East Asian cuisine for its aromatic property in curry and other gravy.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun clear to whitish fluid from within a fresh coconut
  • noun white liquid obtained from compressing fresh coconut meat

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