coconut
/ˈkoʊ.kəˌnʌt/ noun B2- A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
- A hard-shelled seed of this fruit, having white flesh and a fluid-filled central cavity.
- The edible white flesh of this fruit.
- The coconut palm.
- A Hispanic or other dark-skinned person considered to have overly assimilated to white culture.
- A Malay person who cannot speak Malay.
- An Indian person who cannot speak Tamil.
- A Pacific islander.
Plural coconuts
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