coco
noun
co·co ˈkō-(ˌ)kō 
plural cocos
: the coconut palm
also : its fruit
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Everyone should also have a 12-oz Mug ($25) for coffee, tea or coco. 
Rob Reed, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022 The 12 raised beds are a coco peat mix; the 50-foot rows are in the ground. oregonlive, 12 Jan. 2020 The comprehensive package includes coco fiber growing wafers, instructions and recipes for making tomato salads and sandwiches. USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2019 Not to mention natural ingredients like talc (with its asbestos concerns) and sodium coco sulfate (molecularly similar to sodium lauryl sulfate, even though it's derived from coconuts instead of petroleum) can be toxic. Olivia Fleming, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Aug. 2019 Traditional high-pH soap and sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) are stripping surfactants; milder ones include sodium laureth sulfate (SLES), decyl glucoside, coco-glucoside, and others. Allure, 17 Aug. 2018 The quick-service restaurant features salads, sandwiches, Jamaican and Caribbean entrees and snacks like beef patties, jerk wings and coco bread. Leeanne Griffin, courant.com, 13 July 2018 Crack open the fresh coconuts with a coco jack, or large sharp knife. Caron Golden, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 June 2018 See More
Rob Reed, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022 The 12 raised beds are a coco peat mix; the 50-foot rows are in the ground. oregonlive, 12 Jan. 2020 The comprehensive package includes coco fiber growing wafers, instructions and recipes for making tomato salads and sandwiches. USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2019 Not to mention natural ingredients like talc (with its asbestos concerns) and sodium coco sulfate (molecularly similar to sodium lauryl sulfate, even though it's derived from coconuts instead of petroleum) can be toxic. Olivia Fleming, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Aug. 2019 Traditional high-pH soap and sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) are stripping surfactants; milder ones include sodium laureth sulfate (SLES), decyl glucoside, coco-glucoside, and others. Allure, 17 Aug. 2018 The quick-service restaurant features salads, sandwiches, Jamaican and Caribbean entrees and snacks like beef patties, jerk wings and coco bread. Leeanne Griffin, courant.com, 13 July 2018 Crack open the fresh coconuts with a coco jack, or large sharp knife. Caron Golden, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 June 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
Spanish coco & Portuguese côco bogeyman, grimace, coconut
First Known Use
1555, in the meaning defined above
Geographical Definition
Coco
geographical name
Co·co ˈkō-(ˌ)kō
variants or formerly Segovia
sā-ˈgō-vyä
sə-,
-vē-ə
river over 450 miles (724 kilometers) long in northern Nicaragua flowing northeast into the Caribbean Sea and forming part of the Honduras–Nicaragua boundary