English Explanatory Dictionary

coco

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Coconut palm.
  2. Coconut, the fruit of the coconut palm.
name
  1. An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
  2. A female given name.
  3. A surname from Sicilian.
noun
  1. Abbreviation of contingent convertible bond.

Pronunciation

/ˈkəʊ.kəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Pvanp7-cocoa.wav kōʹkō /ˈkoʊ.koʊ/ En-us-cocoa.ogg /ˈkəʊkə/

Word forms

coco cocos cocoes cocoa Lo Coco Cocco lo-Coco Lococo

Etymology

From Portuguese/Spanish coco (“grinning face”) (due to the three holes in the shell resembling a human face). Doublet of coque.

Synonyms

CoCo bond

Related words

coco-de-mer cocoa

Derived words

cocamide cocamidopropyl coco bread cocomat coconut coco palm cocopeat coco peat coco plum coco worm cocoyam I should coco malanga coco

Translations

Italian: Coco Marathi: कोको
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