coconut oil

co·co·nut·oil
US/ˌkoʊ.kə.nʌt ˈɔɪ(ə)l/UK/ˌkəʊ.kə.nʌt ˈɔɪ(ə)l/

noun

A type of cooking oil extracted from the kernel or meat of matured coconuts harvested from the coconut palm.

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copra oil
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Meanings

nouncoconut oil (countable and uncountable, plural coconut oils)

plural coconut oils

  1. countableuncountableA type of cooking oil extracted from the kernel or meat of matured coconuts harvested from the coconut palm.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounoil from coconuts

Similar
copra oil
Broader
vegetable oiloil

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic دُهْن النَارَجِيل, دُهْن جَوْز الْهِنْد
  • دُهْن النَارَجِيل (duhn an-nārajīl)type of cooking oil extracted from coconuts
  • دُهْن جَوْز الْهِنْد (duhn jawz al-hind)type of cooking oil extracted from coconuts
  • كَلْكَلَانَج (kalkalānaj)type of cooking oil extracted from coconuts
Bulgarian кокосово масло
  • кокосово масло (kokosovo maslo)type of cooking oil extracted from coconuts
Chinese Mandarin 椰子油, 椰油
  • 椰子油 (yēziyóu)type of cooking oil extracted from coconuts
  • 椰油 (yēyóu)type of cooking oil extracted from coconuts
Danish kokosolie
  • kokosolietype of cooking oil extracted from coconuts
Dutch kokosolie
  • kokosolietype of cooking oil extracted from coconuts
Finnish kookosöljy
  • kookosöljytype of cooking oil extracted from coconuts
French huile de noix de coco, huile de coco
  • huile de noix de cocotype of cooking oil extracted from coconuts
  • huile de cocotype of cooking oil extracted from coconuts
German Kokosöl
  • Kokosöltype of cooking oil extracted from coconuts
Hindi नारियल का तेल
  • नारियल का तेल (nāriyal kā tel)type of cooking oil extracted from coconuts
Hungarian kókuszolaj
  • kókuszolajtype of cooking oil extracted from coconuts
Italian olio di cocco
  • olio di coccotype of cooking oil extracted from coconuts
Japanese 椰子油
  • 椰子油 (yashiyu)type of cooking oil extracted from coconuts
Korean 야자유
  • 야자유 (yajayu)type of cooking oil extracted from coconuts
Māori hinu niu
  • hinu niutype of cooking oil extracted from coconuts
Persian روغن نارگیل
  • روغن نارگیل (rowġan-e nârgil)type of cooking oil extracted from coconuts
Polish olej kokosowy
  • olej kokosowytype of cooking oil extracted from coconuts
Romanian ulei de cocos
  • ulei de cocostype of cooking oil extracted from coconuts
Russian коко́совое ма́сло
  • коко́совое ма́сло (kokósovoje máslo)type of cooking oil extracted from coconuts
Spanish aceite de coco
  • aceite de cocotype of cooking oil extracted from coconuts
Swahili mafuta ya nazi
  • mafuta ya nazitype of cooking oil extracted from coconuts
Swedish kokosfett, kokosolja
  • kokosfetttype of cooking oil extracted from coconuts
  • kokosoljatype of cooking oil extracted from coconuts
Tagalog langis ng niyog
  • langis ng niyogtype of cooking oil extracted from coconuts
Turkish Hindistan cevizi yağı
  • Hindistan cevizi yağıtype of cooking oil extracted from coconuts
Cite this entry
APA

coconut oil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coconut%20oil

MLA

“coconut oil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coconut%20oil. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coconut oil,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coconut%20oil.

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