coco

[ koh-koh ]

/ ˈkoʊ koʊ /

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noun, plural co·cos.

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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

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Origin of coco

1545–55; <Portuguese: grimace; the three holes at the nut's base give it this appearance

Words nearby coco

cocktease, cockup, cocky, cockyleeky, cocky's joy, coco, cocoa, Cocoa Beach, cocoa bean, cocoa butter, cocoanut

Other definitions for coco (2 of 2)

Coco

[ koh-koh; Spanish kaw-kaw ]

/ ˈkoʊ koʊ; Spanish ˈkɔ kɔ /

noun

a river rising in N Nicaragua and flowing NE along the Nicaragua-Honduras border to the Caribbean Sea. About 300 miles (485 km) long.

Also called Segovia.

How to use coco in a sentence

If this is your first time hearing about CoCo and Breezy Eyewear, let us first tell you a little bit about the brand.
CoCo And Breezy Eyewear’s New Collection Is Full Of Colorful Lenses|Blake Newby|February 4, 2022|Essence.com
This being Oregon, you’ll have your pick of epic food trucks—don’t miss newcomer Coco Loco Taco Bar—and craft breweries.
The 25 Best Fall Trips in the World|jversteegh|August 9, 2021|Outside Online
Firefighters who used a cherry-picker truck to lift up food and water to a cat named Coco, perched on the balcony of a destroyed apartment.
Miami Is Used to Disasters. The Surfside Collapse Felt Different|Vera Bergengruen / Surfside, Florida|June 29, 2021|Time
The slightly sweet coco bread provides equilibrium, serving as a counterweight to the scotch-bonnet burn of the Walkerswood jerk seasoning.
The 25 best sandwiches in the D.C. area|Tim Carman|June 16, 2021|Washington Post

The assimilation-fiend, Coco Conners (Teyonah Parris), harbors shame over her dark skin and black-sounding name, Colandrea.
‘Dear White People’: How An Ex-Publicist’s Twitter Became One of the Year’s Most Important Films|Marlow Stern|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This has occurred with bean bag chairs, children's sweaters, and the Coco The Monkey Teething Toy.
9-Year Old With an Uzi? America Is Tougher on Toys Than Guns|Cliff Schecter|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It will be just like how all of Team Coco tuned in for the first batch of episodes of Conan.
Chelsea Handler May Actually ‘Revolutionize’ Talk Shows|Kevin Fallon|June 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When you get a new one they tell you to put coco-butter on your fingers and rub it a lot so it won't show so much.
Gordie Howe Hockey’s Greatest War Horse|W.C. Heinz|May 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I ask Cox who sang it, and the answer surprised me: it was Coco, her 9-year-old daughter from her marriage to David Arquette.
Courteney Cox Gets Personal About Her Directorial Debut, ‘Just Before I Go’|Kevin Fallon|April 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The characteristic trees of the coast regions are the mangrove and coco-nut palm.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
You see at once the frightful amount of your extra expenses, in case Coco should have to lie by.
The Petty Troubles of Married Life, Complete|Honore de Balzac
I wonder if Bert's had anything to eat since he got the wallop on the coco?
The Call of the Beaver Patrol|V. T. Sherman
And yet Cameron gave Bert a crack on the coco and stole the code message!
The Call of the Beaver Patrol|V. T. Sherman
The room was full of students eating ice cream and drinking coco-cola and ice cream sodas.
Tramping on Life|Harry Kemp

British Dictionary definitions for coco

coco

/ (ˈkəʊkəʊ) /

noun plural -cos

short for coconut, coconut palm

Word Origin for coco

C16: from Portuguese coco grimace; from the likeness of the three holes of the nut to a face

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