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Origin:
1545–55; < Portuguese: grimace; the three holes at the nut's base give it this appearance
1545–55; < Portuguese: grimace; the three holes at the nut's base give it this appearance
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Coco
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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noun
a river rising in N Nicaragua and flowing NE along the Nicaragua-Honduras border to the Caribbean Sea. about 300 miles (485 km) long.
Also called Segovia.
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| coco (ˈkəʊkəʊ) | |
| —n , pl -cos | |
| coconut short for coconut palm | |
| [C16: from Portuguese coco grimace; from the likeness of the three holes of the nut to a face] | |
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FOLDOC
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| COCO contractor-owned/contractor-operated |
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