coquilla nut

[ ko-keel-yuh, -kee-yuh ]

noun
  1. the elongated oval fruit or nut of a South American palm, Attalea funifera, having a very hard brown shell used in turnery.

Origin of coquilla nut

1
1850–55; <Portuguese coquilho, diminutive of côcococo

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British Dictionary definitions for coquilla nut

coquilla nut

/ (kɒˈkiːljə) /


noun
  1. the nut of a South American palm tree, Attalea funifera, having a hard brown shell used for carving: See also cohune

Origin of coquilla nut

1
C19: from Portuguese coquilho, diminutive of côco coconut; see coco

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