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coconut

co·co·nut

UK/ˈkəʊ.kə.nʌt/ US/ˈkʰəʊ̯.kə.nʌt/ fairly common slang us

noun

1.

the edible white meat a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries

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2.

large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk

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Origin

From coco + nut. 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.

Phrases

  • coconut ant
  • coconut apple
  • coconut bowl
  • coconut butter
  • coconut cadang-cadang viroid
  • coconut cotyledon
  • coconut crab
  • coconut cream

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