coco
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el coco(
koh
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koh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (fruit)
Compré un par de cocos porque me encanta la leche.I bought a couple of coconuts because I love the milk.
2. (tree)
a. coconut tree
Lorenzo colgó una hamaca entre dos cocos y se echó a dormir.Lorenzo hung up a hammock between two coconut trees and went to sleep.
b. coconut palm
En la isla solo habÃa cocos, palmeras y selva.The island only had coconut palms, palm trees, and jungle.
3. (colloquial) (head)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. noggin (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Se pegó en el coco.He banged his noggin.
4. (colloquial) (intelligence)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. brains (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Hace falta mucho coco para estudiar ingenierÃa civil.It takes a lot of brains to study civil engineering.
5. (colloquial) (genius)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
6. (colloquial) (scary creature)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. boogeyman (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Vete a dormir o vendrá el coco y te comerá.Go to sleep or the boogeyman will come and get you.
7. (colloquial) (ugly person) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. butt-ugly (colloquial) (adjective)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
TenÃa un novio que era un coco.Her boyfriend was butt-ugly.
8. (colloquial) (bump) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
9. (colloquial) (obsession) (Venezuela)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Venezuela
a. obsession
Estoy con el coco de comprarme una nueva computadora.I have this obsession about getting myself a new computer.
10. (vulgar) (testicle) (Southern Cone)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
11. (bacterium)
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
13. (colloquial) (without hair) (Costa Rica)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Costa Rica
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