Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coco-de-mer

/ˌkəʊkəʊdəˈmɛː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.08 in modern English

Syllables: co-co-de-mer
IPA: /ˌkəʊkəʊdəˈmɛː/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tall palm tree, Lodoicea maldivica, found in the Seychelles.

noun

The woody nut of such a tree.

Etymology

Borrowed from French coco de mer (“nut of the sea”), because it was originally known only from its nuts found floating in the water.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: coco de mer

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌkəʊkəʊdəˈmɛː/

Inflected Forms

cocos-de-mer (plural)

Synonyms

double coconut sea coconut Seychelles nut

Questions

How do you pronounce coco-de-mer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkəʊkəʊdəˈmɛː/.
What does coco-de-mer mean?: A tall palm tree, Lodoicea maldivica, found in the Seychelles.
Where does coco-de-mer come from?: It is traced to French.

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