单词	coconut
释义	coconutco‧co‧nut /ˈkəʊkənʌt $ ˈkoʊ-/ noun Word Origin WORD ORIGINcoconut Origin: 1600-1700 coco ‘coconut’ (16-18 centuries) (from Portuguese, ‘grinning face’; because the bottom of a coconut, with its three spots, looks like a face) + nut Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES shredded coconut EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS As easy as tossing a coconut into the ocean or finding a fat man's belly with the suntan lotion. But there are the coconut chips. He canna climb up a tree for a coconut, he canna go up the mountain for wild bananas. Just inside the vestibule there was coconut matting, and seeing this Mum looked about then began to wipe her feet. My sister is looking for a recipe for haystacks, which are a vanilla-flavored candy with coconut. Remove from heat and add crumbs, coconut and nuts. Stir in flour and coconut and mix in dried fruit and chopped cherries. Thyme is sometimes described as having aromas of peppermint, nutmeg, tangerine, pine, coconut, and varnish. word sets WORD SETS► Cooking allspice, nounbake, verbbarbecue, verbbaste, verbblanch, verbboil, verbbottle, verbbouillon cube, nounbraise, verbbreadcrumbs, nounbreaded, adjectivebrine, nounbroil, verbbrown, verbbutter, verbcandied, adjectivecaper, nouncaramel, nouncardamom, nouncarve, verbcasserole, nouncasserole, verbcaster sugar, nouncharbroil, verbchervil, nounchestnut, nounchicory, nounchill, verbchilli powder, nounchip, verbcilantro, nouncinnamon, nounclean, verbclove, nouncochineal, nouncoconut, nouncook, verbcook, nouncookbook, nouncookery, nouncookery book, nouncordon bleu, adjectivecore, verbcoriander, nouncream, verbcrisp, verbcube, verbculinary, adjectivecumin, nouncurry powder, noundeep fry, verbdessertspoon, noundevilled, adjectivedice, verbdone, adjectivedress, verbessence, nounfat, nounflambé, adjectiveflan, nounflavouring, nounflour, nounflour, verbfrost, verbfrosting, nounfry, verbglaze, verbglaze, noungourmet, adjectivegourmet, noungrate, verbgrease, noungrease, verbgreaseproof paper, noungrill, verbgrill, noungrind, verbgut, verbhard-boiled, adjectivehaute cuisine, nounhob, nounhull, verbhusk, verbice, verbicebox, nounicing, nounicing sugar, nouningredient, nounjoint, verbknead, verblard, nounlard, verbleaven, nounliquidize, verbmarinade, nounmarinate, verbmarjoram, nounmicrowave, verbmince, verbmincer, nounmint, nounmix, verbmix, nounnouvelle cuisine, nounnutmeg, nounoil, nounolive oil, nounoverdone, adjectiveparboil, verbpare, verbpickle, verbpipe, verbpit, verbpitted, adjectivepkt, pluck, verbplum tomato, nounpoach, verbprecooked, adjectivepreheat, verbprep, verbprove, verbrecipe, nounreduce, verbrice paper, nounrind, nounrise, verbroast, verbroast, nounroast, adjectiverosemary, nounroux, nounsaffron, nounsage, nounsalt, nounsalt, verbsauce, nounsausage meat, nounsauté, verbsavory, nounscalloped, adjectivesear, verbseason, verbseasoning, nounself-raising flour, nounself-rising flour, nounsesame, nounshell, verbshortening, nounshort-order cook, nounshuck, verbsieve, verbsift, verbsifter, nounsimmer, verbsimmer, nounskewer, verbsmoke, verbsoak, verbsoda, nounsodium bicarbonate, nounspice, nounspice, verbspicy, adjectivestarch, nounsteam, verbsteep, verbstew, verbstock, nounstone, verbstrain, verbstuff, verbstuffing, nounsunny-side up, adjectivesweat, verbsweet-and-sour, adjectiveTabasco, nountandoori, adjectivetarragon, nountbsp, teaspoon, nountenderize, verbtenderloin, nountextured vegetable protein, nounthaw, verbthyme, nountimer, nountoast, nountoast, verbtoss, verbtruss, verbtsp, turmeric, noununderdone, adjectivevinaigrette, nounvinegar, nounwhip, verbwhisk, verbyeast, nounzap, verbzest, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► desiccated · However, don't feed your feathered friends very dry bread, desiccated coconut or salty food. NOUN► milk · Same tale, different teller, only coconut milk added.· Stir in fish sauce, coconut milk, sugar, and lime juice and bring to a simmer.· These have a full complement of hot peppers, lime and lemon grass, as well as rich coconut milk or coconut itself.· Add remaining coconut milk and a pinch of salt and simmer until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.· Add coconut milk and plantains and cook until fruit is tender, not mushy, about 10 minutes. ► oil · Anyway, it consists of one enormous coconut plantation to make copra - from which you get coconut oil.· It ought not to be coconut oil, but rather soybean or corn oil. 4.· How best to ensure the policy of our little coconut oil cartel? ► palm · I stood leaning against the tall coconut palm tree.· There are further villas built in typical thatched native style amid the coconut palms of the gardens.· Vast stretches of white sandy beaches, most of them empty of people, fringed by coconut palms and mangroves.· There were three coconut palms, twenty-eight people.· A little grove of coconut palms extended behind it; a few fowls picked among discarded water jars. ► shell · Charcoal, wood chips, coconut shells and maize cobs are the only practical fuels at the moment.· When he played football, he probably wore a chin strap made with a coconut shell. ► tree · The coconut tree is so beautiful.· The distance be-tween us varied as each ship dodged occasional coconut trees and tall bushes.· Except for pasting the occasional coconut tree with small advertisements for acupuncture, the hippies have done little to disfigure this beautiful spot.· I had my hands full, but other than hitting one frond on a coconut tree, I was doing okay.· The Mafia was as much at home in Britain as coconut trees or rattlesnakes.· Directly ahead, a pair of stately old coconut trees burst into flame. 1 [countable] the large brown seed of a tropical tree, which has a hard shell containing white flesh that you can eat and a milky liquid that you can drink:  large tropical gardens of coconut palms2[uncountable] the white flesh of a coconut, often used in cooking:  desiccated coconut (=dried coconut)
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