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coco

coconut

noun KOH-koh Rare
Food & Drink Fruits

Origin: From Portuguese coco (grimacing face), for the three dots on the shell

Also means

bogeyman

Usage Note

Coco means both the coconut fruit and, in children's speech, the bogeyman (el coco te va a llevar = 'the bogeyman will get you'). Colloquially it also means 'head' or 'brain' (tiene buen coco = 'he has a good head on his shoulders'). The coconut palm is la palmera de coco or cocotero.

Examples

"Me encanta el agua de coco fresca."

Natural Translation

I love fresh coconut water.

Literal Translation

To-me delights the water of coconut fresh.

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