coco

[ koh-koh ]

noun,plural co·cos.

Origin of coco

1
1545–55; <Portuguese: grimace; the three holes at the nut's base give it this appearance

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Coco
[ koh-koh; Spanish kaw-kaw ]

noun
  1. a river rising in N Nicaragua and flowing NE along the Nicaragua-Honduras border to the Caribbean Sea. About 300 miles (485 km) long.

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British Dictionary definitions for coco

coco

/ (ˈkəʊkəʊ) /


nounplural -cos

Origin of coco

1
C16: from Portuguese coco grimace; from the likeness of the three holes of the nut to a face

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