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.)