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单词 coconut
释义

coconut

UK /ˈkəʊkəˌnʌt/

Word Forms

singularcoconut
pluralcoconuts

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    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
    1. 1a
      uncountable the white flesh of a coconut

      chicken curry with coconut

      Synonyms and related words

      Fruits
  2. 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

US /ˈkoʊkəˌnʌt/

Word Forms

singularcoconut
pluralcoconuts

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 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
    1. 1a
      uncountable the white flesh of a coconut

      chicken curry with coconut

      Synonyms and related words

      Fruits
  2. 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
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