| 释义 |
co·co·nut
I. noun
also co·coa·nut \ˈkōkə(ˌ)nət\
Etymology: coco (I), cocoa + nut
1. : the fruit of the coconut palm that is a drupe consisting of an outer fibrous husk that yields coir and a large nut containing the thick edible meat and, in the fresh fruit, a clear fluid called coconut milk — see coconut palm, coir, copra
2. also co·co \ˈkō(ˌ)kō\ slang : head; especially : the human head
< hit on the coconut with a hockey stick >
3. : a hollow shell often half a coconut shell used to make the sound of hoofbeats especially in an orchestra
4. : a grayish brown that is slightly redder and darker than new cocoa and slightly yellower than chestnut — called also Ascot tan, brown stone, Kermanshah, warm sepia
II. adjective
also cocoanut \“\
: made from or involving as an element any of the various products of the coconut palm (as the fiber or the fruit or its meat)
< coconut matting >
< coconut baskets >
< a coconut cake > |