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coquilla nut
[ ko-keel-yuh, -kee-yuh ]
noun
- the elongated oval fruit or nut of a South American palm, Attalea funifera, having a very hard brown shell used in turnery.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of coquilla nut1
1850–55; < Portuguese coquilho, diminutive of côco coco
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Word History and Origins
Origin of coquilla nut1
C19: from Portuguese coquilho, diminutive of côco coconut; see coco
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