Definition of COCO

coco

Plural: cocoes, cocos

Noun

  • A tall palm tree, especially the coconut palm.
  • tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics
  • Coconut palm.
  • Coconut, the fruit of the coconut palm.

Examples

  • She placed COCO on the board, imagining a tropical paradise instead of a tense game.

Origin / Etymology

From Portuguese/Spanish coco (“grinning face”) (due to the three holes in the shell resembling a human face). Doublet of coque.

Synonyms

coco palm, cocoa palm, coconut, coconut palm, coconut tree, Cocos nucifera

Scrabble Score: 8

coco: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
coco: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
coco: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

coco: valid Words With Friends Word