Kokos

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (collective, neuter, no-plural, strong) the flesh of the coconut; its taste
2. (collective, neuter, no-plural, strong) coir; the fibres won from the shells of coconuts

Concepten

palmboom

🌴

Synoniemen

Kokospalme

🥥

Palme

🌴

Kokosnusspalme

Vertalingen

coco

coconut

🥥

coco

🥥

coco

cocco

palma

🌴

palma da cocco

palmeira

coqueiro

🥥

coco

🥥

cocotero

جوز هن

hindistancevizi

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈkoːkʊs/

Etymologie (Engels)

Geleend van Portugees: cocos

In summary

Borrowed from Portuguese cocos, plural of coco (literally “grinning face”), probably due to the three holes in the shell resembling a human face.