coco

noun

co·​co ˈkō-(ˌ)kō 

plural cocos

: the coconut palm

also : its fruit

Examples of coco in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The two pieces are available in three unique shades — coco, black and navy. — Julia Teti, WWD, 24 Mar. 2025

The patties at the Palace are full-sized and set into big, steamy wedges of gently sweet coco bread. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026

The coco puffs and poi mochi doughnuts are the stuff of Honolulu legend. — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025

Each basket includes a coco-fiber liner, which helps retain soil while allowing excess water to drain away. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 1 July 2026

An ideal blend consists of 60 percent coco coir or peat moss, 20 percent perlite, and 20 percent fine compost. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 14 Feb. 2026

Randle, 39, is the founder and chef at Coco Bred, a food stand offering portable coco bread pockets stuffed with Jamaican jerk chicken, oxtail and curry goat. — Megan Sauer ashton Jackson natalie Wu, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2025

On April 21, go coco for coconuts at the Pelican Point Coconut Festival on the eastern shores of Grand Bahama. — Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025

Coco Mats was founded in Agoura Hills, California, in 1989 when co-founder Jeff Allwine accidentally received a package of coco fibers. — Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 17 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Spanish coco & Portuguese côco bogeyman, grimace, coconut

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for coco

• acknow
• aglow
• ago
• airglow
• aloe
• altho
• although
• ammo
• backflow
• backhoe
• banjo
• barbeau

Geographical Definition

Coco

geographical name

Co·​co ˈkō-(ˌ)kō 

variants or formerly Segovia

sā-ˈgō-vyä 

sə-, 

-vē-ə

river over 450 miles (724 kilometers) long in northern Nicaragua flowing northeast into the Caribbean Sea and forming part of the Honduras–Nicaragua boundary