I. noun
also co·coa·nut ˈkōkə(ˌ)nət
Etymology: coco (I) , cocoa + nut
1. : the fruit of the coconut palm that is a drupe consisting of an outer fibrous husk that yields coir and a large nut containing the thick edible meat and, in the fresh fruit, a clear fluid called coconut milk — see coconut palm , coir , copra
2. also co·co ˈkō(ˌ)kō slang : head ; especially : the human head
hit on the coconut with a hockey stick
3. : a hollow shell often half a coconut shell used to make the sound of hoofbeats especially in an orchestra
4. : a grayish brown that is slightly redder and darker than new cocoa and slightly yellower than chestnut — called also Ascot tan, brown stone, Kermanshah, warm sepia
II. adjective
also cocoanut “
: made from or involving as an element any of the various products of the coconut palm (as the fiber or the fruit or its meat)
coconut matting
coconut baskets
a coconut cake