coconut

[ koh-kuh-nuht, -nuht ]

noun

1. the large, hard-shelled seed of the coconut palm, lined with a white edible meat, and containing a milky liquid.
2. the meat of the coconut, often shredded and used in cooking, as a flavoring, and as a dessert topping.
3. coconut palm.
4. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a person of color, especially a person of Latin American or South Asian origin or descent, who is regarded as having adopted the attitudes, values, and behavior thought to be characteristic of middle-class white society, at the expense of their ethnic heritage. Compare Oreo.

coconut

/ ˈkəʊkəˌnʌt /

noun

1. the fruit of the coconut palm, consisting of a thick fibrous oval husk inside which is a thin hard shell enclosing edible white meat. The hollow centre is filled with a milky fluid ( coconut milk )
2. 1. the meat of the coconut, often shredded and used in cakes, curries, etc
   2. ( as modifier )

      coconut cake

3. slang.
   a black or Asian person who conforms to white culture at the expense of his or her ancestral culture, the idea being that, like a coconut, he or she is dark on the outside and white on the inside

Word History and Origins

Origin of coconut¹

First recorded in 1605–15; coco + nut

Word History and Origins

Origin of coconut¹

C18: see coco

Example Sentences

Also, one of them is purple for some reason, despite neither apple, cranberry, nor coconut being in the slightest bit purple.

From Eater

This formula comes in several scents, including lavender rose, coconut vanilla, cucumber mint, and unscented.

From Popular-Science

The bars are 70 percent dark chocolate — not quite dark enough, but I’ll allow it — and sweetened with coconut sugar.

From Eater

In the 1970s and 1980s, health concerns about tropical oils such as coconut and palm undercut demand in Europe and North America.

From Popular-Science

Compared to dairy, the NotMilk was slightly beiger in hue and sweeter on both the nose and the mouth, with faint notes of coconut and pineapple.

From Washington Post

Sports drinks and coconut water, which is lower in sugar, can also redeem electrolytes lost while drinking, says White.

From The Daily Beast

His cannabis-infused menus range from truffle tuna casserole and coconut chicken to French toast and omelets.

From The Daily Beast

A boiling brew is scooped into makeshift bowls—hollowed out coconut halves.

From The Daily Beast

Unlike sports beverages, coconut water is low in carbohydrates, while still rich in potassium.

From The Daily Beast

I lasted about five minutes and then, BAM, the coconut oil ended up in my garbage.

From The Daily Beast

Ang bagyu mauy nakapugdul (nakapapugdul) sa lubi, The typhoon ripped the tops off the coconut trees.

From Project Gutenberg

Pulasi ang sanggutan arun mamúnga, Untie the coconut bud so it will bear fruit.

From Project Gutenberg

Mipusaw (namusaw, gipusawan) na ang lubi, The coconut tree is developing buds now.

From Project Gutenberg

Ang tubà nga sagul daling makahubug, Fresh coconut palm toddy mixed with old toddy makes you drunk quick.

From Project Gutenberg

Such is the saki or rice wine of the Japanese, the tuba or sap of the coconut palm of the Filipinos and the pulqu of the Mexicans.

From Project Gutenberg

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