COQUILLA NUT


Meaning of COQUILLA NUT in English

kəˈkiləˌ-, kōˈkē(l)yəˌ- noun

Etymology: modification of Portuguese coquilho, diminutive of côco coconut — more at coco

: the nut of a piassava palm ( Attalea funifera ) of Brazil having a hard hazel-brown shell much used like vegetable ivory by turners

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