Coconut

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˈkoÊŠ.kÉ™.nÊŒt/

Alternative forms

• cocoanut

Origin

From coco + nut.

Full definition of coconut

Noun

1. A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
2. A hard-shelled seed of this fruit, having white flesh and a fluid-filled central cavity.
3. (uncountable) The edible white flesh of this fruit.
4. The coconut palm.
5. (pejorative, ethnic slur) A Hispanic or dark-skinned person who acts “white” (Caucasian), alluding to the fact that a coconut is brown on the outside and white on the inside. Compare banana ("East Asian who acts white").
6. (South Africa, pejorative) A black person who thinks "white" (European). Compare banana ("East Asian who acts white").
7. (New Zealand, pejorative) A Pacific islander.
8. (slang) A female breast.

Coordinate terms

• (acting white) banana, Oreo, Twinkie

Derived terms

• coconut milk
• coconutty