"coco" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkəʊ.kəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkoʊ.koʊ/ [US] Audio: En-us-cocoa.ogg Forms: cocos [plural], cocoes [plural]
enPR: kōʹkō [US] Rhymes: -əʊkəʊ Etymology: From Portuguese/Spanish coco (“grinning face”) (due to the three holes in the shell resembling a human face). Doublet of coque. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pt|-}} Portuguese, {{bor|en|es|coco||grinning face}} Spanish coco (“grinning face”), {{doublet|en|coque}} Doublet of coque Head templates: {{en-noun|s|cocoes}} coco (plural cocos or cocoes)
  1. Coconut palm.
    Sense id: en-coco-en-noun-SXXY7k7i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
  2. Coconut, the fruit of the coconut palm.
    Sense id: en-coco-en-noun-HsXO3azE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cocoa [nonstandard] Related terms: coco-de-mer, cocoa (english: cacao, altered by confusion with coco)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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