Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/ˈkoko/

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Translation

coconut

Word origin

From Portuguese and Spanish coco ('grinning face, bogeyman'), applied because the three holes on the shell resemble a face; the fruit was named by early Iberian sailors.

Origin
Portuguese
Root
coco
English cognates
coconut

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralcocos

Examples

.

I love cold coconut water.

palmera .

The coconut fell from the palm tree onto the sand.

postre ralladura .

This dessert has grated coconut in it.

¿ vainilla?

Do you prefer coconut or vanilla ice cream?

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Opening a coconut without tools is very difficult.

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This word is part of lesson 68.