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How to pronounce “coconut”

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Pronunciation guide for coconut

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of coconut with real speech in context.
Available examples
8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
What You Can Learn Crossing the Ocean in a Canoesome islands have the scent of coconut on them.
Definition summary
A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.

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How to pronounce coconut

What You Can Learn Crossing the Ocean in a Canoe

some islands have the scent of coconut on them.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “coconut”

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
  • A hard-shelled seed of this fruit, having white flesh and a fluid-filled central cavity.
  • (uncountable) The edible white flesh of this fruit.
  • The coconut palm.
  • (derogatory, ethnic slur) A member of any of various dark-skinned ethnic groups (e.g. Hispanic, South Asian, or black) who is considered to have overly assimilated to white culture:
  • (New Zealand, derogatory, ethnic slur) A Pacific islander.
  • (slang) A female breast.
  • (slang) The human head.

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