coyol
noun
co·yol
(ˈ)kō¦yōl,
kəˈy-
variants or less commonly coyol palm
plural -s
1
: any of several tropical American palms of the genus Acrocomia (especially A. vinifera)
2
: the fiber of a coyol
Word History
Etymology
Mexican Spanish coyol, from Nahuatl coyoli, literally, bell; from the shape of the fruit and the rattle made by the dried fruit when shaken