coco
noun
coco
1 American
[koh-koh]
/ ˈkoʊ koʊ /
Coco
2
American
[koh-koh, kaw-kaw]
/ ˈkoʊ koʊ, ˈkɔ kɔ /
noun
coco
British
/ ˈkəʊkəʊ /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of coco
1545–55; < Portuguese: grimace; the three holes at the nut's base give it this appearance
Example Sentences
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And as soon as the sun rises, there should be mangoes waiting for them underneath the coco tree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2023
Blueberry bushes are grown inside them, taking root in coco coir - a coconut-based compost - imported from Sri Lanka.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2023
It's just basically putting condensed milk and usually just some cream-based type of milky liquid, and also just all these canned cocktail fruit, just the jellies that we were talking about, nata de coco.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2023
I wanted coconut drops, a spicy beef patty with coco bread, kola champagne, and some bun and cheese for later.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2022
We see big mountains that point up sudden, with some few coco trees.
From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple
See: Coco Gauff was asked if she’ll use her $3 million US Open winnings to pay off debt.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Two other Dana Point Harbor dining establishments will be relocating: Coco Bloom Coffee is moving to Newport Beach, and Frisby Cellars Winery will operate out of its location in Rancho Mission Viejo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
American Airlines flights continue to land at Havana’s airport, and Echevarría has yet to set foot on Cayo Coco.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
But she is also a strong server and can hold her own in a fight for the baseline exchanges - like she did against Coco Gauff in the semi-finals.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
"Madame Coco Chocolata will see you now!" he announced in a deep voice.
From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene
For its fruit, of course, with its prime role in snacks like cocos preparados or in rich guisados and seafood dishes that are known along the whole Pacific coast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Cohen & Steers’ Cordes also sees better value in the institutional preferreds, especially what are known as contingent capital securities, or cocos.
From Barron's ● Dec. 4, 2025
The irony is that even those shunning Deutsche’s cocos accept that its cushion of capital is relatively thick, at 11%.
From Economist ● Feb. 11, 2016
Among his favorite investments are convertible contingent bonds, or cocos.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2015
My father is poising me lightly in his hand, preparatory to flinging me at one of the milky cocos of Life.
From Psmith in the City by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
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