coconut
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++co·co·nut /ˈkəʊkənʌt $ ˈkoʊ-/ noun 1 
[countable]DFFHBP the large brown seed of a tropical tree, which has a hard shell containing white flesh that you can eat and a milky liquid that you can drink 椰子 large tropical gardens of coconut palms 大型热带椰树园 →5 see picture at 见图 fruit, nut2 [uncountable]DFC the white flesh of a coconut, often used in cooking 椰肉 desiccated coconut (=dried coconut) 椰肉干
[countable]DFFHBP the large brown seed of a tropical tree, which has a hard shell containing white flesh that you can eat and a milky liquid that you can drink 椰子 large tropical gardens of coconut palms 大型热带椰树园 →5 see picture at 见图 fruit, nut2 [uncountable]DFC the white flesh of a coconut, often used in cooking 椰肉 desiccated coconut (=dried coconut) 椰肉干Examples from the Corpus
coconut• He canna climb up a tree for a coconut, he canna go up the mountain for wild bananas.• As easy as tossing a coconut into the ocean or finding a fat man's belly with the suntan lotion.• Stir in flour and coconut and mix in dried fruit and chopped cherries.• Remove from heat and add crumbs, coconut and nuts.• Thyme is sometimes described as having aromas of peppermint, nutmeg, tangerine, pine, coconut, and varnish.• shredded coconut• But there are the coconut chips.• Just inside the vestibule there was coconut matting, and seeing this Mum looked about then began to wipe her feet.• My sister is looking for a recipe for haystacks, which are a vanilla-flavored candy with coconut.Origin coconut (1600-1700) coco “coconut” ((16-18 centuries)) (from Portuguese, “grinning face”; because the bottom of a coconut, with its three spots, looks like a face) + nutco·co·nut nounChineseSyllable
the tropical brown large seed Corpus of a tree,
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coconut
co‧co‧nut /ˈkəʊkənʌt $ ˈkoʊ-/
noun
1. [countable] the large brown seed of a tropical tree, which has a hard shell containing white flesh that you can eat and a milky liquid that you can drink:
large tropical gardens of coconut palms
2. [uncountable] the white flesh of a coconut, often used in cooking:
desiccated coconut (=dried coconut)
co‧co‧nut /ˈkəʊkənʌt $ ˈkoʊ-/
noun Date: 1600-1700
Origin: coco 'coconut' (16-18 centuries) (from Portuguese, 'grinning face'; because the bottom of a coconut, with its three spots, looks like a face) + nut
Origin: coco 'coconut' (16-18 centuries) (from Portuguese, 'grinning face'; because the bottom of a coconut, with its three spots, looks like a face) + nut
1. [countable] the large brown seed of a tropical tree, which has a hard shell containing white flesh that you can eat and a milky liquid that you can drink:
2. [uncountable] the white flesh of a coconut, often used in cooking:
