coconut
A fruit of the coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large…A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
» This is a coconut.
Das ist eine Kokosnuss.
Das ist eine Kokosnuß.
Это кокос.
Це кокос.
Meaning
11 senses(countable, uncountable)A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk
(countable, uncountable)A hard-shelled seed of this fruit, having white flesh and a fluid-filled central cavity.
коко́сkokós, коко́совый оре́хkokósovyj oréx
коко́сkokós, коко́совий горі́хkokósovyj horíx
(uncountable)The edible white flesh of this fruit.
коко́сkokós
коко́сkokós
the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries
(countable, uncountable)The coconut palm.
A member of any of various dark-skinned ethnic groups (e.g. Hispanic, South Asian, or black) who is considered to have overly assimilated to white culture:
(US, countable, derogatory, ethnic, slur, uncountable)A Hispanic or other dark-skinned person considered to have overly assimilated to white culture.
(Australia, Kenya, South Africa, countable, derogatory, ethnic, slur, uncountable)A black person considered to have overly assimilated to white culture, a black race traitor.
(Singapore, countable, derogatory, ethnic, slur, uncountable)A Malay person who cannot speak Malay.
(Malaysia, countable, derogatory, ethnic, slur, uncountable)An Indian person who cannot speak Tamil.
(New Zealand, countable, derogatory, ethnic, slur, uncountable)A Pacific islander.
(countable, slang, uncountable)A female breast.
(countable, slang, uncountable)The human head.
Examples
111 sentencesThis is a coconut.
Це кокос.
ruЭто кокос.
deDas ist eine Kokosnuss.
I would eat coconut cake every day if I could.
I want to drink coconut milk.
ruЯ хочу попить кокосового молока.
Tom sat on the grass under a coconut tree.
Tom drank coconut milk.
Translations
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Origin
From coco + nut. In reference to assimilated Hispanic or black people, derived from the frFrom coco + nut. In reference to assimilated Hispanic or black people, derived from the fruit's exotic origins. The slur originates from the idea that one is "brown on the outside, white on the inside". In reference to Polynesians, from the ubiquity of coconut palms in the area.
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Forms
plural: coconutsSynonyms
11 synonyms- 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
- the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries:coconut meat
- tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics:coconut palmcoco palmcocococoa palmcoconut treeCocos nucifera
Word family
43 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable