Topic: FOOD DISH
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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Origin: | coco 'coconut' (16-18 centuries) (from Portuguese, 'grinning face'; because the bottom of a coconut, with its three spots, looks like a face) + nut |
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co‧co‧nut
1 [countable]DFFHBP the large brown seed of a tropical tree, which has a hard shell containing white flesh that you can eat and a milky liquid that you can drink : large tropical gardens of coconut palms
large tropical gardens of coconut palms2 [uncountable]DFC the white flesh of a coconut, often used in cooking : desiccated coconut (=dried coconut)
desiccated coconut (=dried coconut)