coconut
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: compound
Etymology: From coco + nut. In reference to assimilated Hispanic or black people, derived from the fruit's exotic origins. The slur originates from the idea that one is "brown on the outside, white on the inside". In reference to Polynesians, from the ubiquity of coconut palms in the area.
Compound parts: coco
nut
Inflected forms:
form: coconuts
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: coco-nut
pos: noun
tags: alternative
archaic
form: cocoanut
pos: noun
tags: alternative
archaic
form: cokernut
pos: noun
tags: alternative
archaic
Senses:
gloss: A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The Coco-nut Trees grow by the Sea, on the Weſtern ſide in great Groves, 3 or 4 Miles in length, and a Mile or two broad. This tree is in ſhape like the Cabbage-tree, and at a diſtance they are not to be known each from other, only the Coco-nut Tree is fuller of Branches ; but the Cabbage-tree generally is much higher, tho' the Coco-nut Trees in ſome places are very high.
gloss: A hard-shelled seed of this fruit, having white flesh and a fluid-filled central cavity.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The edible white flesh of this fruit.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
gloss: The coconut palm.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A member of any of various dark-skinned ethnic groups (e.g. Hispanic, South Asian, or black) who is considered to have overly assimilated to white culture:
pos: noun
tags: US
countable
derogatory
ethnic
slur
uncountable
examples: After that I was regarded as comic. I became a ‘coconut’—someone brown on the outside, white on the inside. I was the bleached academic—more white than the anglo professors. In my classes several students glared at me, clearly seeing in me the person they feared ever becoming. Who was I, after all, but some comic Queequeg, holding close to my breast a reliquary containing the white powder of a dead European civilization?
gloss: A member of any of various dark-skinned ethnic groups (e.g. Hispanic, South Asian, or black) who is considered to have overly assimilated to white culture:
pos: noun
tags: Australia
Kenya
South-Africa
countable
derogatory
ethnic
slur
uncountable
examples: Their convictions challenged those critics who dismissed John Githongo’s anti-corruption efforts as the naïve projection of inappropriate ‘mzungu’ values onto an African nation where they were doomed to fail. If John was a ‘coconut’, he certainly wasn’t the only coconut in Kenya.
Your mum is a white whore, you coconut.
gloss: A member of any of various dark-skinned ethnic groups (e.g. Hispanic, South Asian, or black) who is considered to have overly assimilated to white culture:
pos: noun
tags: Singapore
countable
derogatory
ethnic
slur
uncountable
gloss: A member of any of various dark-skinned ethnic groups (e.g. Hispanic, South Asian, or black) who is considered to have overly assimilated to white culture:
pos: noun
tags: Malaysia
countable
derogatory
ethnic
slur
uncountable
gloss: A Pacific islander.
pos: noun
tags: New-Zealand
countable
derogatory
ethnic
slur
uncountable
gloss: A female breast.
pos: noun
tags: countable
slang
uncountable
examples: He compliments her erect posture and says her breasts look like big clusters of grapes hanging off a palm tree. You would expect him to say merely that he likes her big coconuts.
gloss: The human head.
pos: noun
tags: countable
slang
uncountable
examples: [Ashley J. Williams shoots a zombified version of the Winter Soldier in the head.]
Dazzler: Oh my God...thank you! I-i-is he--
Ashley J. Williams: A double-barrel boomstick blast straight through the coconut? Trust me, babe--he's not comin' back from that one.
'How unfortunate.'
'Yes. It's rather causing him to go off his coconut. He's met a girl, you see. A peach.'
Derived words: boko
coconana
coconut ant
coconut apple
coconut bowl
coconut butter
coconut cadang-cadang viroid
coconut cotyledon
coconut crab
coconut cream
Coconut Creek
coconut curd
coconut doggy
coconut embryo
coconut extract
coconut flake
coconut geranium
coconut grater
coconut head
coconut heart
coconut jelly
coconut kernel
coconut macaroon
coconut matting
coconut meat
coconut milk
coconut money
coconut octopus
coconut oil
coconut palm
coconut pearl
coconut pudding
coconut roll
coconut sap
coconut shell
coconut shrimp
coconut shy
coconut snowball
coconut soup
coconut spider
coconut sprout
coconut tinangaja viroid
coconut tree
coconutty
coconut vinegar
coconut washboard
coconut water
coconut wine
coconut wireless
coconut worm
cocovore
common tall coconut
creamed coconut
cream of coconut
cream of coconut soup
death by coconut
desiccated coconut
double coconut
dried coconut
dwarf coconut
dwarf green coconut
dwarf orange coconut
dwarf yellow coconut
east coast tall coconut
Fiji dwarf coconut
flaked coconut
forest coconut
golden Malayan dwarf coconut
Golden Malay coconut
green coconut
Green Malay coconut
jelly-coconut
jelly coconut
king coconut
macapuno coconut
Malayan dwarf coconut
Maypan coconut
Nawassi coconut
red coconut
sea coconut
shredded coconut
sprouted coconut
that accounts for the milk in the coconut
use one's coconut
water coconut
west coast tall coconut
yellow coconut
Translations:
lang: Acehnese
word: u
lang: Afrikaans
word: kokosneut
lang: Casiguran Dumagat Agta
word: niyóg
lang: Dupaningan Agta
word: niyóg
lang: Aklanon
word: niyog
lang: Albanian
word: kokosit
lang: Amis
word: heci no afinong
lang: Anuta
word: niu
lang: Arabic
word: جَوْز الْهِنْد
roman: jawz al-hind
lang: Arabic
word: نَارْجِيل
roman: nārjīl
lang: Dhofari Arabic
word: جزيب
roman: gizīb
lang: Arabic
word: جوز الهند
roman: jōz al-hind
lang: Arabic
word: جوز هند
roman: jōz hind
lang: Arabic
word: كوك
roman: kūk
lang: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
word: ܢܲܪܓܝܼܠܵܐ
roman: nargīla
lang: Aramaic
word: ܢܪܓܝܠ
roman: nargīl
lang: 'Are'are
word: niu
lang: Armenian
word: կոկոս
roman: kokos
lang: Armenian
word: հնդկական ընկույզ
roman: hndkakan ənkuyz
lang: Armenian
word: հնդկընկույզ
roman: hndkənkuyz
lang: Arosi
word: niu
lang: Assamese
word: নাৰিকল
roman: narikol
lang: Assamese
word: ডাব
roman: not dry skinned
lang: Asturian
word: cocu
lang: Atong (India)
word: narykel
lang: Azerbaijani
word: hind qozu
lang: West Coast Bajau
word: soka'
lang: Banjarese
word: nyiur
lang: Basque
word: koko
lang: Palawan Batak
word: niyóg
lang: Belarusian
word: како́савы арэ́х
roman: kakósavy aréx
lang: Belarusian
word: како́с
roman: kakós
lang: Bengali
word: ডাব
roman: ḍabo
lang: Bengali
word: নারিকেল
roman: narikel
lang: Bengali
word: নাইকল
roman: naikol
lang: Bhojpuri
word: नारियल
roman: nāriyal
lang: Central Bikol
word: niyog
lang: Central Bontoc
word: ʔinyug
lang: Bughotu
word: niu
lang: Bulgarian
word: коко́с
roman: kokós
lang: Bulgarian
word: коко́сов оре́х
roman: kokósov oréh
lang: Bunun
word: iasi
lang: Burmese
word: အုန်း
roman: un:
lang: Bwanabwana
word: niu
lang: Catalan
word: coco
lang: Cebuano
word: lubi
lang: Eastern Cham
word: ꨤꨪꨂꨩ
lang: Western Cham
word: ليعو liu
lang: Chamicuro
word: koko
lang: Chamorro
word: niyok
lang: Chichewa
word: kokonati
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 椰子
roman: je⁴ zi²
lang: Hakka Chinese
word: 椰仔
roman: yà-é
lang: Chinese
word: 椰仔
roman: iâ-á
lang: Chinese
word: 椰子
roman: zh-min-nan
lang: Chinese
word: 鱟薸 /鲎薸
roman: hǎu-phiô
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 椰子
roman: yēzi
lang: Cree
word: poskwahwew (poskwahwew)
lang: Crimean Tatar
word: İndistan cevizi
lang: Czech
word: kokos
lang: Czech
word: kokosový ořech
lang: Dagbani
word: kpaakpa
lang: Danish
word: kokosnød
lang: Dhivehi
word: ކުރުނބާ
roman: kuruᵐbā
lang: Dutch
word: kokosnoot
lang: Dzongkha
word: བེ་ཏ
roman: be ta
lang: East Frisian Low German
word: kóókernööet
lang: East Futuna
word: niu
lang: Esperanto
word: kokoso
lang: Esperanto
word: kokosnukso
lang: Estonian
word: kookospähkel
lang: Faroese
word: kokusnøt
lang: Fijian
word: niu
lang: Finnish
word: kookospähkinä
lang: French
word: noix de coco
lang: North Frisian
word: Kookosnööt
lang: West-Frisian
word: kokosnút
lang: Gedaged
word: niu
lang: Gela
word: niu
lang: Georgian
word: ქოქოსი
roman: kokosi
lang: German
word: Kokosnuss
lang: Gilbertese
word: uaa ni
lang: Greek
word: καρύδα
roman: karýda
lang: Greenlandic
word: qaqqortariarsuaq
lang: Haitian Creole
word: kokoye
lang: Haitian Creole
word: kòk
lang: Hanunoo
word: niyúg
lang: Hawaiian
word: niu
lang: Hebrew
word: קוקוס
roman: kokus
lang: Hiligaynon
word: niyúg
lang: Hindi
word: नारिकेल
roman: nārikel
lang: Hindi
word: नारियल
roman: nāriyal
lang: Hungarian
word: kókusz
lang: Hunsrik
word: Kokes
lang: Icelandic
word: kókoshneta
lang: Ida'an
word: niug
lang: Ido
word: kokoso
lang: Ilocano
word: nióg
lang: Indonesian
word: kelapa
lang: Indonesian
word: nyiur
lang: Interlingua
word: coco
lang: Italian
word: noce di cocco
lang: Ivatan
word: niyoy
lang: Japanese
word: ココナッツ
roman: kokonattsu
lang: Japanese
word: 椰子の実
roman: yashi no mi
lang: Javanese
word: klapa
lang: Javanese
word: krambil
lang: Javanese
word: kambil
lang: Old Javanese
word: kalapa
lang: Jingpho
word: mă-un
lang: Coastal Kadazan
word: piasau
lang: Kairiru
word: niu
lang: Kannada
word: ತೆಂಗು
roman: teṅgu
lang: Kannada
word: ತೆಂಗಿನಕಾಯಿ
roman: teṅginakāyi
lang: Kannada
word: ನಾರಿಕೇಳ
roman: nārikēḷa
lang: Kapampangan
word: ngungut
lang: Kapingamarangi
word: niu
lang: Kavalan
word: nuzu
lang: Kelabit
word: butan
lang: Khmer
word: ដូង
roman: doung
lang: Kilivila
word: nuya
lang: Korean
word: 코코넛
roman: kokoneot
lang: Korean
word: 야자열매
roman: yajayeolmae
lang: Kumyk
word: гьинд къоз
lang: Kuna
word: ogup
lang: Central Kurdish
word: گوێزی ھیندی
roman: gwêzî hîndî
lang: Kwaio
word: niu
lang: Lao
word: ນາລິກາ
roman: nā li kā
lang: Lao
word: ພ້າວ
roman: phāo
lang: Lao
word: ໝາກພ້າວ
roman: māk phāo
lang: Latin
word: cocus
lang: Lithuanian
word: kòkosas
lang: Low German
word: Kokosnööt
lang: Lun Bawang
word: fiasau
lang: Lusi
word: niu
lang: Luxembourgish
word: Kokosnoss
lang: Macedonian
word: ко́кос
roman: kókos
lang: Macedonian
word: ко́косов о́рев
roman: kókosov órev
lang: Malagasy
word: voaniho
lang: Malagasy
word: voanio
lang: Malagasy
word: nio
lang: Malay
word: kelapa
lang: Malay
word: nyiur
lang: Malay
word: kerambil
lang: Malay
word: kelambir
lang: Brunei Malay
word: piasau
lang: Brunei Malay
word: kelapa
lang: Malayalam
word: തേങ്ങ
roman: tēṅṅa
lang: Maltese
word: kokonat
lang: Maltese
word: ġewż tal-Indi
lang: Manam
word: niu
lang: Mansaka
word: iyog
lang: Manx
word: cro bainney
lang: Māori
word: niu
lang: Māori
word: kokonati
lang: Mapun
word: niyug
lang: Maranao
word: niog
lang: Marshallese
word: ni
lang: Mbula
word: ni
lang: Central Melanau
word: benyoh
lang: Minangkabau
word: karambia
lang: Minangkabau
word: kalapo
lang: Mokilese
word: ni
lang: Mon
word: သတ်ဗြဴ
lang: Mongolian
word: наргил
roman: nargil
lang: Mongolian
word: бэт
roman: bet
lang: Motu
word: niu
lang: Tagal Murut
word: piasau
lang: Tagal Murut
word: nizuw
lang: Navajo
word: mágí bichʼiyąʼ
lang: Niuean
word: niu
lang: Norman
word: cocannette
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: kokosnøtt
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: kokosnøtt
lang: Odia
word: ନଡ଼ିଆ
roman: naṛiā
lang: Ojibwe
word: gichi-mitigwaabaagomin
lang: Paiwan
word: yasi
lang: Paiwan
word: abadr
lang: Palauan
word: lius
lang: Pali
word: nāḷikeraphala
lang: Pangasinan
word: nióg
lang: Persian
word: نارگیل
roman: nârgêl
lang: Pohnpeian
word: nih
lang: Polish
word: kokos
lang: Polish
word: orzech kokosowy
lang: Portuguese
word: coco
lang: Pukapukan
word: niu
lang: Punjabi
word: ਨਾਰੀਅਲ
roman: nārīala
lang: Puyuma
word: yasi
lang: Puyuma
word: dudu
lang: Rapa Nui
word: niu
lang: Rennellese
word: niu
lang: Romanian
word: nucă de cocos
lang: Romansh
word: nusch da cocos
lang: Romansh
word: nusch cocos
lang: Romansh
word: cocos
lang: Romansh
word: nousch da cocos
lang: Rotuman
word: niu
lang: Russian
word: коко́с
roman: kokós
lang: Russian
word: коко́совый оре́х
roman: kokósovyj oréx
lang: Sa'a
word: niu
lang: Samoan
word: niu
lang: Sango
word: koköo
lang: Sanskrit
word: खानोदक
roman: khānodaka
lang: Sanskrit
word: नारिकेल
roman: nārikela
lang: Sebop
word: bunyo
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: кокос
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: кокосов орах
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: kokos
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: kokosov orah
lang: Shan
word: ဢုၼ်
roman: ʼǔn
lang: Shan
word: မၢၵ်ႇဢုၼ်
roman: màak ʼǔn
lang: Sinhalese
word: පොල්
roman: pol
lang: Slovak
word: kokos
lang: Slovak
word: kokosový orech
lang: Slovene
word: kokosov oreh
lang: Slovene
word: kokos
lang: Somali
word: qumbe
lang: Somali
word: qumbaha
lang: Somali
word: qumbe
lang: Lower Sorbian
word: kokosowy wórjech
lang: Upper Sorbian
word: kokosowy worjech
lang: Spanish
word: coco
lang: Spanish
word: laña
lang: Sundanese
word: kalapa
lang: Swahili
word: nazi
lang: Swahili
word: dafu
lang: Swedish
word: kokosnöt
lang: Tagalog
word: niyog
lang: Tahitian
word: niu
lang: Tahitian
word: haʻari
lang: Tajik
word: норҷил
roman: norjil
lang: Tajik
word: норьил
roman: noryil
lang: Tamil
word: தேங்காய்
roman: tēṅkāy
lang: Tausug
word: niyug
lang: Telugu
word: కొబ్బరి
roman: kobbari
lang: Telugu
word: కొబ్బరికాయ
roman: kobbarikāya
lang: Tetum
word: nuu
lang: Tetum
word: nuu-fuan
lang: Thai
word: มะพร้าว
roman: má-práao
lang: Tigrinya
word: ኮኮናት
roman: kokonat
lang: To'abaita
word: niu
lang: Tombonuo
word: niuw
lang: Tongan
word: niu
lang: Turkish
word: Hindistan cevizi
lang: Tuvaluan
word: niu
lang: Ukrainian
word: коко́с
roman: kokós
lang: Ukrainian
word: коко́совий горі́х
roman: kokósovyj horíx
lang: Urdu
word: نَارِیَل
roman: nāriyal
lang: Vietnamese
word: (trái / quả) dừa
lang: Volapük
word: kokot
lang: Waray-Waray
word: lubí
lang: Welsh
word: cneuen goco
lang: Woleaian
word: liu
lang: Wolof
word: koko
lang: Yapese
word: niiw
lang: Yiddish
word: קאָקאָסנוס
roman: kokosnus
lang: Yoruba
word: àgbọn