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coco.

coconut (fruit of coco palm)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈko.ku/Brazil/ˈko.ku/Portugal

  1. coconut (fruit of coco palm)

    masculine

  2. head

    informal · masculine

  3. testicle

    informal · masculine · vulgar

  4. popular dance from Alagoas

    Brazil · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos)bor. Late Latin coccum? Portuguese coco Uncertain. Possibly from Late Latin coccum (“kernel, seed”), from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos). Doublet of coque.

noun/ˈkɔ.ku/Brazil/ˈkɔ.ku/Portugal

  1. coccus

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from New Latin coccus, from Late Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos).

noun/ˈkɔ.ku/Brazil/ˈkɔ.ku/Portugal

  1. koku

    historical · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 石 (koku).

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