Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- (Bot.) The fruit of a Brazilian tree (
Attalea funifera of Martius.).
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- noun The
fruit of aBrazilian tree (Attalea funifera of Martius), whose hard dense shell is used byturners to makeornamental articles.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun nut having a hard hazel-brown shell used like vegetable ivory
Etymologies
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Portuguese coquilho, Spanish coquillo, diminutive of coco a coconut.
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