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Uncommoncoconut
The correct spelling is coconut.
How to pronounce coconut
/ˈkəʊ.kə.nʌt/
nounIPA: /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.A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
- 2.A hard-shelled seed of this fruit, having white flesh and a fluid-filled central cavity.
- 3.The edible white flesh of this fruit.
- 4.The coconut palm.
- 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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