HyperDic: coconut

English > 3 senses of the word coconut:
NOUNfoodcoconut, coconut meatthe edible white meat of a coconut
foodcoconut, cocoanutlarge hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk
plantcoconut, coconut palm, coco palm, coco, cocoa palm, coconut tree, Cocos nuciferatall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits
coconut > pronunciation
Soundskow'kahnah.t
Rhymesabbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht...
English > coconut: 3 senses > noun 1, food
MeaningThe edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries.
Synonymcoconut meat
NarrowercopraThe dried meat of the coconut from which oil is extracted
Broaderfood, solid foodAny solid substance (as opposed to liquid / liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment
Substance ofcoconut, cocoanutlarge hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk
Spanishcoco
Catalancoco
English > coconut: 3 senses > noun 2, food
Meaninglarge hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk.
Synonymcocoanut
Part ofcoconut, coconut palm, coco palm, coco, cocoa palm, coconut tree, Cocos nuciferatall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits
Broaderedible nutA hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell
Substancescoconut, coconut meatThe edible white meat of a coconut
coconut milk, coconut waterClear to whitish fluid from within a fresh coconut
coconut oil, copra oiloil from coconuts
copraThe dried meat of the coconut from which oil is extracted
Spanishcoco
Catalancoco
English > coconut: 3 senses > noun 3, plant
Meaningtall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics.
Synonymscoconut palm, coco palm, coco, cocoa palm, coconut tree, Cocos nucifera
Member ofCocos, genus Cocoscoconut palms
Partscoconut, cocoanutlarge hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk
Broaderpalm, palm treeAny plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves
Spanishcoco, cocos nucifera, cocotero
CatalanCoco, coco, cocos nucifera, Cocos nucifera, cocoter

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