coconut

noun

co·​co·​nut ˈkō-kə-(ˌ)nət 

1

: the drupaceous fruit of the coconut palm whose outer fibrous husk yields coir and whose nut contains thick edible meat and, in the fresh fruit, a clear liquid (see coconut water)

2

: the edible meat of the coconut

Examples of coconut in a Sentence

The pastry is covered with shredded coconut.

Recent Examples on the Web

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Fruits and vegetables like pineapple, coconut, and winter melon are soaked in sugar syrup to form sweet, crystallized candies, Huynh said. —Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026

One combines passion-fruit jelly, coconut-cream ganache and shortbread; others incorporate raspberry and lime or the molasses warmth of Okinawa black sugar. —John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026

An espresso blended with whole milk, caramel swirl, and coconut flavor, and then topped with some Sweet Cold Foam. —Molly Burford, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing coconut

• coconut crab
• coconut milk
• coconut oil
• coconut palm
• coconut shy
• coconut water

Rhymes for coconut

• butternut
• cocoanut
• hazelnut
• undercut
• abut
• catgut
• chesnut
• chestnut
• donut
• doughnut
• groundnut
• haircut

Kids Definition

coconut

noun

co·​co·​nut ˈkō-kə-(ˌ)nət 

: the large egg-shaped husk-covered fruit of the coconut palm

Medical Definition

coconut

noun

co·​co·​nut ˈkō-kə-(ˌ)nət 

1

: the fruit of the coconut palm having an outer fibrous husk with a nut containing thick edible meat and coconut milk

2

: the edible meat of the coconut