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coco.

Fruit of the coconut palm, also called noix de coco

4 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ko.ko/
  1. Fruit of the coconut palm, also called noix de coco

    masculine
  2. a kind of bean

    masculine
  3. Motor fuel

    masculine · slang
  4. a type of licorice drink, by analogy with coconut milk

    dated · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle French coche, coco, from Italian cocco and Spanish coco, both from Portuguese coco. The fruit was originally referred to by the Spanish equivalent of croque-mitaine (“bogeyman”), due to the spooky face-like appearance of the three dots at the end of the shell, which developed in coco. As in English, the fruit was originally referred to as coco (in the 16th century), but in the 17th (as in English) it became usual to refer to it as a nut, in the form noix de coco (“coconut”).

noun/ko.ko/
  1. Commie

    informal · masculine
Where this word comes from

Duplication of initial co-, from communiste.

noun/ko.ko/
  1. cocaine

    feminine · slang
Where this word comes from

Duplication of initial co-, from cocaïne.

noun/ko.ko/
  1. egg

    childish · dated · informal · masculine
Where this word comes from

Perhaps by contraction of cocorico (“cock-a-doodle-do”).

noun/ko.ko/
  1. friendly, joking term for a friend; pal, mate, buddy

    by-personal-gender · feminine · informal · masculine
    Salut, coco !
  2. aggressive, disdainful term of address, usually preceded by mon, ma, or mes. Roughly punk or buddy, as in “You wanna try, punk?”, or “Hey buddy, what do you think you’re doing?”

    by-personal-gender · derogatory · feminine · informal · masculine
    Toi, mon coco, tu vas passer un sale quart d’heure !
    Vous ne perdez rien pour attendre, mes cocos !
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