coco

¹ American  

[koh-koh] / ˈkoʊ koʊ /

noun

plural

cocos

1. coconut palm.

2. coconut.

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Coco ² American  

[koh-koh, kaw-kaw] / ˈkoʊ koʊ, ˈkɔ kɔ /

noun

1. a river rising in N Nicaragua and flowing NE along the Nicaragua-Honduras border to the Caribbean Sea. About 300 miles (485 km) long.

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coco British  

/ ˈkəʊkəʊ /

noun

1. short for coconut coconut palm

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Etymology

Origin of coco

1545–55; < Portuguese: grimace; the three holes at the nut's base give it this appearance

Example Sentences

But pots and imported coco coir on their own did not solve the challenge of introducing a northern hemisphere fruit into Peru's hot and arid coastal region.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2023

It's just basically putting condensed milk and usually just some cream-based type of milky liquid, and also just all these canned cocktail fruit, just the jellies that we were talking about, nata de coco.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2023

I wanted coconut drops, a spicy beef patty with coco bread, kola champagne, and some bun and cheese for later.

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2022

Or maybe, if you’re lucky, it’s simply pulled from your oven, tossed directly from your baking pan into the loaf of coco bread on your counter.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2022

I turn round and round to see the high mountains, the thick coco trees.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple