countable a large nut that has white flesh and a hard brown shell covered with fibres like rough hair
Synonyms and related words
Edible nuts
almond
betel nut
brazil nut
1a
uncountable the white flesh of a coconut
chickencurry with coconut
Synonyms and related words
Fruits
ackee
apple
apricot
2
a derogatory term for a black person who thinks like a white person. Some people have suggested that the term be appropriated as a positive label by highly-educated middle-class black people.
At best, coconuts can be seen as “non-white”. At worst, they’re “Uncle Toms” or “agents of whiteness”.
Submitted from: United Kingdom on 24/08/2015
coconut
noun
US /ˈkoʊkəˌnʌt/
Other entries for this word
coconut oilnoun
coconut shynoun
coconut milknoun
Word Forms
singular
coconut
plural
coconuts
DEFINITIONS2
1
countable a large nut that has white flesh and a hard brown shell covered with fibers like rough hair
Synonyms and related words
Edible nuts
almond
betel nut
brazil nut
1a
uncountable the white flesh of a coconut
chickencurry with coconut
Synonyms and related words
Fruits
ackee
apple
apricot
2
a derogatory term for a black person who thinks like a white person. Some people have suggested that the term be appropriated as a positive label by highly-educated middle-class black people.
At best, coconuts can be seen as “non-white”. At worst, they’re “Uncle Toms” or “agents of whiteness”.