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coconut

The correct spelling is coconut.

How to pronounce coconut

/ˈkəʊ.kə.nʌt/
noun

IPA: /ˈkəʊ.kə.nʌt/

Say it like: Coc-onu-t

The correct spelling is coconut. A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
  2. 2.A hard-shelled seed of this fruit, having white flesh and a fluid-filled central cavity.
  3. 3.The edible white flesh of this fruit.
  4. 4.The coconut palm.
  5. 5.A Hispanic or dark-skinned person who acts “white” (Caucasian), alluding to the fact that a coconut is brown on the outside and white on the inside.

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