coconut

ˈkəʊ.kə.nʌt

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#1·1d ago

(uncountable) The edible white flesh of this fruit.

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#2·1d ago

A hard-shelled seed of this fruit, having white flesh and a fluid-filled central cavity.

The Coco-nut Trees grow by the Sea, on the Weſtern ſide in great Groves, 3 or 4 Miles in length, and a Mile or two broad. This tree is in ſhape like the Cabbage-tree, and at a diſtance they are not to be known each from other, only the C…

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#3·1d ago

A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), , having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.

The Coco-nut Trees grow by the Sea, on the Weſtern ſide in great Groves, 3 or 4 Miles in length, and a Mile or two broad. This tree is in ſhape like the Cabbage-tree, and at a diſtance they are not to be known each from other, only the C…

Origin: From . In reference to assimilated Hispanic or black people, derived from the fruit's exotic origins. The slur originates from the idea that one is "brown on the outside, white on the inside". In reference to Polynesians, from the ubiquity of coconut palms in the area. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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