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coco

noun co·co \ ˈkō-(ˌ)kō \

Definition of coco

plural cocos

: the coconut palm; also : its fruit

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Stephanie Spencer, 34, of Middletown, N.Y., recently made her weekly lunch run to pick up meatloaf sandwiches — minced beef stuffed in coco bread — for herself and her co-workers.

— kaya laterman, New York Times, "In the Bronx, Jamaican Patties That Are ‘Worth the Wait’," 19 Apr. 2017

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Origin and Etymology of coco

Spanish coco & Portuguese côco bogeyman, grimace, coconut

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First Known Use: 1555

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Coco

geographical name Co·co \ ˈkō-(ˌ)kō \

variants: or formerly Segovia play \sā-ˈgō-vyä, sə-, -vē-ə\

Definition of Coco

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

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