Meanings
nouncoconut heart (countable and uncountable, plural coconut hearts)
plural coconut hearts
- The sweetish pith of a coconut palm obtained either:
- countableuncountableFrom the inside of its stem.
- countableuncountableFrom a budding coconut.
Synonyms: coconut apple, coconut pearl, coconut sprout, sprouted coconut, coconut embryo, coconut cotyledon
Synonyms & antonyms
nounFrom a budding coconut.
Origin
Formed by analogy with palm heart, which is much more commonly used.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish kookosmalto
- kookosmaltococonut heart
Hawaiian iho, lolo niu
- ihococonut heart
- lolo niucoconut heart
Indonesian tombong, tumbung
- tombongcoconut heart
- tumbungcoconut heart
Malay tombong, tumbong
- tombongcoconut heart
- tumbongcoconut heart
- tumbung (Kedah)coconut heart
- تمبڠcoconut heart
- تومبوڠcoconut heart
Spanish manzana de coco
- manzana de cocococonut heart
Swedish kokos
- kokoscoconut heart
Tagalog ubod, tumbong
- ubodcoconut heart
- tumbongcoconut heart
- tumbong ng niyogcoconut heart
Cite this entry
APA
coconut heart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coconut%20heart
MLA
“coconut heart.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coconut%20heart. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coconut heart,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coconut%20heart.
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