Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coco-nut

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: co-co-nut
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic form of coconut.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Their ſubſiſtence is much the ſame as in the other lſlands; they having ſome Goats, Fowls, Plantains, Coco-Nuts, &c. as I am informed."
"[P]lantains, yams, and sweet potatoes, may be also procured, but coco-nuts are in the greatest abundance, and on these all the animals are fed, there being no sort of grain."
"[T]he only part of the body exposed to view is the little coco-nut head, with the small, round, beady black eyes in a state of everlasting stare."

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

coco-nuts (plural)

Questions

What does coco-nut mean?: Archaic form of coconut.

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