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coquilla nut

American  
[ko-keel-yuh, -kee-yuh] / kɒˈkil jə, -ˈki jə /

noun

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

coquilla nut British  
/ kɒˈkiːljə /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of coquilla nut

1850–55; < Portuguese coquilho, diminutive of côco coco

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