coco
common nouncommon noun
Syllable Decomposition
coco(1525) from the Italian cocho which transformed and represented a bogeyman, in Spanish, because of the appearance of the nut. Until 1618, this fruit was called only coco; it transformed into coconut via Portuguese, the usual term used today.
Definitions
Feminine
cocotte
Plural
cocos
See also
cocotier (cn.) cocoteraie (cn.)