koʊ 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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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
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Chanel (French ʃanɛl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| Gabrielle (ɡabriɛl), known as Coco Chanel. 1883-- 1971, French couturière and perfumer, who created "the little black dress" and the perfume Chanel No. 5 | |
| 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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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| COCO contractor-owned/contractor-operated |
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Example sentences
It might be portable, but a single patty makes a meager meal, so coco bread was invented to make the patty into a full lunch.
The containers come with coco fibre liners, so they're easy to plant from the top or the sides.
Coco was forced to operate her couture business apart from parfums chanel.
Coco omitted corsets, liberating women and creating more comfort.
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