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coconut

co·co·nut
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [koh-kuh-nuht, -nuh t]
    • /ˈkoʊ kəˌnʌt, -nət/
    • /ˈkəʊ.kə.nʌt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koh-kuh-nuht, -nuh t]
    • /ˈkoʊ kəˌnʌt, -nət/

Definitions of coconut word

  • countable noun coconut A coconut is a very large nut with a hairy shell, which has white flesh and milky juice inside it. 3
  • uncountable noun coconut Coconut is the white flesh of a coconut. 3
  • noun coconut the fruit of the coconut palm, consisting of a thick fibrous oval husk inside which is a thin hard shell enclosing edible white meat. The hollow centre is filled with a milky fluid (coconut milk) 3
  • noun coconut the meat of the coconut, often shredded and used in cakes, curries, etc 3
  • noun coconut (as modifier) 3
  • noun coconut a black or Asian person who conforms to white culture at the expense of his or her ancestral culture, the idea being that, like a coconut, he or she is dark on the outside and white on the inside 3

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Origin of coconut

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; coco + nut

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Coconut

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

coconut popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

coconut usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for coconut

noun coconut

  • brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.
  • skull — the bony framework of the head, enclosing the brain and supporting the face; the skeleton of the head.
  • noodle — Slang. the head.
  • belfry — The belfry of a church is the top part of its tower, where the bells are.
  • upstairs — up the stairs; to or on an upper floor.

Antonyms for coconut

noun coconut

  • follower — a person or thing that follows.
  • rear — the back of something, as distinguished from the front: The porch is at the rear of the house.
  • ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
  • inability — lack of ability; lack of power, capacity, or means: his inability to make decisions.
  • foot — (in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.

Top questions with coconut

  • how to open a coconut?
  • what is coconut oil good for?
  • how to use coconut oil for hair?
  • how to use coconut oil?
  • how to toast coconut?
  • what is coconut milk?
  • where to buy coconut oil?
  • how to eat coconut oil?
  • how to make coconut milk?
  • how to get coconut oil out of hair?
  • how to use coconut oil in hair?
  • what is fractionated coconut oil?
  • how to make coconut oil?
  • where can i buy coconut oil?
  • what is coconut aminos?

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