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coconut
/ˈkoʊ.kəˌnʌt/
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What does coconut mean?
noun
- A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
- A hard-shelled seed of this fruit, having white flesh and a fluid-filled central cavity.
- The edible white flesh of this fruit.
More meanings (8)
noun
- The coconut palm.
- (slang) A female breast.
- (slang) The human head.
- (derogatory) A Hispanic or other dark-skinned person considered to have overly assimilated to white culture.
- (derogatory) A black person considered to have overly assimilated to white culture, a black race traitor.
- (derogatory) A Malay person who cannot speak Malay.
- (derogatory) An Indian person who cannot speak Tamil.
- (derogatory) A Pacific islander.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈkoʊ.kəˌnʌt/
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Industry consists primarily of small factories to process passion fruit, lime oil, honey, and coconut cream.
When I took a sabbatical in Fiji, I advised local gardeners to use coconut meal, an inexpensive "waste" from extracting coconut oil.
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Food baskets, coconut shell cups, and dishes, and a quantity of Chinese plates appear when the meal is served, while the use of glass is not unknown.
The meat of the coconut together with its milk comes nearer to the chemical composition of human milk than any other food in existence.