coco

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

coconut, coconut palm, coco palm, cocoa palm, coconut tree, Cocos nucifera

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