coconut apple

noun

The cotyledon of a coconut eaten as food.

Meanings

nouncoconut apple (plural coconut apples)

plural coconut apples

  1. The cotyledon of a coconut eaten as food.

    Synonyms: coconut embryo

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe cotyledon of a coconut eaten as food.

Origin

  1. Spanishmanzana de coco
  2. Englishcoconut apple

Calque of Spanish manzana de coco.

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