Coconut - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈkəʊkənʌt|
Brit.
|ˈkəʊkənʌt|
noun
- the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries
- large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk (syn: cocoanut)
- tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics (syn: coco)
- large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk (syn: cocoanut)
- tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics (syn: coco)
Extra examples
The pastry is covered with shredded coconut.
...if you like, you can use nuts as a substitute for coconut in that recipe...
...add a cup of desiccated coconut to the mix...
The coconut palm is a native of Malaysia.
The coconut has a fibrous outer covering.
The sun was sinking behind the coconut palms.
Word forms
noun
singular: coconut
plural: coconuts
singular: coconut
plural: coconuts
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