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
1 [countable] the large brown seed of a tropical tree, which has a hard shell containing liquid that you can drink and a white part that you can eat2[uncountable] the white part of this seed, often used in cooking: shredded coconut [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]