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Definition: Coco |
CocoNoun1. Tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "coco" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1862. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | CoCo |
Medicine | An acute keratoconjunctivitis, highly contagious, characterized by edema of the eyelids and the conjunctiva, subepithelial corneal infiltration, petechial hemorrhages, hyperemia and involvement of the regional lymph nodes, considered to be due to a virus. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
COCO | English | Coordination and continuity in primary care:the regional healthcare information network | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: CocoSynonyms: coco palm (n), cocoa palm (n), coconut (n), coconut palm (n), coconut tree (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Coco |
| English words defined with "coco": Chrysobalanus ♦ genus Chrysobalanus. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "coco": Coco Language, Cocol, Cocol/R, cyclebabble ♦ G-Code. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Coco" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (coconut), Latin (cock-a-doodle-doo, cook, crow of the cock, hen-clucking), Manx (coco), Portuguese (coccus, coco, cocoa nut, coconut, coco-nut), Spanish (bogeyman, brain, bugaboo, bugbear, cocoanut, coconut). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Noix de coco (1939) Le Marchand de coco (1900) Coco in Private (1991) | |
Song Titles | Coco Jamboo (performing artist: Mr. President) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Que viene el Coco. / [Goya]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Underway near Panama, 19 November 1943. Photographed from a Naval Air Station Coco Solo aircraft, flying at an altitude of approximately 550 feet. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Portrait of Lili Darvas, holding cat Ginger, as Coco and Fanchette, respectively, in Cheri. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Panama | Additionally, two new container ports have been built on the Atlantic (Manzanillo MIT, operated by the U.S.- based Stevedoring Services of America, and Coco Solo operated by Taiwanese-based Evergreen). (references) |
Travel | Mauritius | Four-star hotels include the Labourdonnais Waterfront, La Pirogue, Maritim, Le Mauricia, Shandrani, Meridien Brabant, Coco Beach, Sugar Beach, Berjaya, Le Canonnier, Beau Rivage. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Coco" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 66.67% of the time. "Coco" is used about 54 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 66.67% | 36 | 57,479 |
| Noun (singular) | 33.33% | 18 | 82,615 |
| Total | 100.00% | 54 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "coco" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Coco | Last name | 1,000 | 14,949 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name |
| Thailand | Cogeneration Public Company Ltd. (COCO) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Coco, PR (comunidad, FIPS 18891) |
Expressions using "coco": coco de macao ♦ Coco Language ♦ coco nut ♦ coco palm ♦ coco plum ♦ coco plum tree. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "coco": Coco-cola, coco-de-mer. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
coco | 506 | cayo coco hotel | 36 |
coco lee | 496 | agua de coco | 36 |
coco chanel | 393 | coco de mer | 34 |
cayo coco | 211 | melia cayo coco | 30 |
coco beach | 133 | coco loco | 30 |
coco beach florida | 118 | coco mat | 30 |
coco cola | 113 | coco lee picture | 30 |
big booty coco | 98 | coco channel | 28 |
tryp cayo coco | 97 | coco lee wallpaper | 28 |
coco johnsen | 90 | coco mademoiselle | 27 |
brown coco | 77 | coco puff | 26 |
bongo coco | 75 | coco pazzo | 26 |
cayo coco cuba | 64 | coco island | 25 |
coco montoya | 57 | bongo cancun coco | 25 |
cay coco | 57 | austin coco nicole | 24 |
coco lee lyrics | 45 | aceite coco de | 24 |
coco beach fl | 44 | club tryp cayo coco | 22 |
coco francesco | 43 | coco lopez | 22 |
coco ice t | 43 | coco johnson | 20 |
coco crisp | 41 | biography chanel coco | 19 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "coco"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | Palmë Kokosi (coco palm, coconut tree), Arrë Kokosi (coconut). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | Кокосова Палма, Кокосов Орех. (various references) | |
Czech | Kokos (coconut, loaf sugar). (various references) | |
Danish | rund cyperrod (coco grass, nut grass), honningpalme (coco de Chile, honey palm, wine palm). (various references) | |
Dutch | teki (coco grass, nut grass), kokospulp (coconut pulp, coco-nut pulp), kokosnoot (cocoanut, cocoa-nut, coconut, coco-nut), klappernoot (cocoanut, cocoa-nut, coconut, coco-nut), klapper (cocoanut, cocoa-nut, coconut, coco-nut), jubea spectabilis (coco de Chile, honey palm, wine palm), jubea chilensis (coco de Chile, honey palm, wine palm). (various references) | |
Esperanto | kokospulpo (coconut pulp, coco-nut pulp), kokoso (cocoanut, cocoa-nut, coconut, coco-nut), kokosnukso (cocoanut, cocoa-nut, coconut, coco-nut). (various references) | |
Finnish | chilenviinipalmu (coco de Chile, honey palm, wine palm). (various references) | |
French | cocotier (coconut). (various references) | |
German | Kokospalme. (various references) | |
Greek | ίακάο, ίοκοφοίνιξ. (various references) | |
Hungarian | Kókuszdió (coconut). (various references) | |
Italian | Cocco (coconut, coconut palm). (various references) | |
Manx | coco. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ococay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | coqueiro (coconut-tree, cocopalm), coco (coccus, cocoa nut, coconut, coco-nut). (various references) | |
Romanian | Cocotier, Nucã De Cocos (coco nut). (various references) | |
Russian | Кокосовая Пальма, кокос (cocoa-nut, coconut), Башка. (various references) | |
Spanish | cocotero, Palma De Coco. (various references) | |
Swahili | nazi (cocoanut, cocoa-nut, coconut, coco-nut), dafu (cocoanut, cocoa-nut, coconut, coco-nut). (various references) | |
Swedish | Kokospalm (coco palm, cocoa, coconut tree). (various references) | |
Turkish | Hindistancevizi (coconut). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | Кокос. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | 1 Samuel Chapter 9, Verse 23 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai eipen samouhl tw mageirw doV moi thn merida hn edwka soi hn eipa soi qeinai authn para soi |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Dixitque Samuhel coco da partem quam dedi tibi et praecepi ut reponeres seorsum apud te |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And Samuel seide to the cook, Yif thow the part that I yaf to thee, and comaundide, that thow shulde lay aside anentis thee. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And Samuel said to the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said to thee, Set it by thee. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And Samuel said to the cook, Give me that part which I gave you orders to keep by you. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | 1 Samuel Chapter 9, Verse 23 |
| Cebuano | Ug si Samuel miingon sa magluluto: Dad-a ang bahin nga akong gihatag kanimo, nga akong giingon kanimo: Ibutang kana tupad kanimo. |
| Croatian | Zatim Samuel reèe kuharu: "Donesi dio koji ti dadoh i za koji ti rekoh da ga staviš na stranu." |
| Danish | og Samuel sagde til Kokken: "Ræk mig det Stykke, jeg gav dig og sagde, du skulde lægge til Side!" |
| Dutch | Toen zeide Samuel tot den kok: Lang dat stuk, hetwelk Ik u gegeven heb, waarvan ik tot u zeide: Zet het bij u weg. |
| Finnish | Ja Samuel sanoi keittäjälle: "Tuo tänne se kappale, jonka minä sinulle annoin ja josta minä sinulle sanoin: `Pane se syrjään`". |
| French | Samuel dit au cuisinier: Sers la portion que je t`ai donnée, en te disant: Mets-la part. |
| German | Und Samuel sprach zu dem Koch: Gib her das Stück, das ich dir gab und befahl, du solltest es bei dir behalten. |
| Haitian Creole | Epi Samyèl di chèf kizin lan: -Pote moso vyann mwen te ba ou mete apa pou mwen an. |
| Hungarian | És monda Sámuel a szakácsnak: Hozd elõ azt a darabot, melyet odaadtam néked, és a melyrõl azt mondám, hogy tartsd magadnál. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Selanjutnya Samuel berkata kepada juru masak, "Hidangkanlah daging yang tadi kutitipkan kepadamu itu." |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Lalu kata Semuel kepada jurumasak: Sajikanlah sepenggal yang telah kuberikan dikau dan yang pesanku akan halnya: Taruhlah akan dia berasing. |
| Italian | Quindi Samuele disse al cuoco: «Portami la porzione che ti avevo dato dicendoti: Conservala presso di te». |
| Maori | Na ka mea a Hamuera ki te tuari, Homai te wahi i hoatu e ahau ki a koe, tera i kiia atu ra e ahau ki a koe, Kia takoto tena ki a koe. |
| Norwegian | Og Samuel sa til den mann som kokte maten: Kom hit med det stykke jeg gav dig og sa du skulde gjemme! |
| Portuguese | Depois disse Samuel ao cozinheiro: Traze a porção que te dei, da qual te disse: põe-na parte contigo. |
| Rumanian | Samuel a zis bucqtarului: ,,Adu poryia pe care yi-am dat -o, cknd yi-am zis: ,Pune -o deoparte.`` |
| Swedish | Och Samuel sade till kocken: "Giv hit det stycke som jag gav dig, och som jag sade att du skulle förvara hos dig." |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "coco": cocoa, cocoanut, cocoanuts, cocoas, cocobola, cocobolas, cocobolo, cocobolos, cocomat, cocomats, cocomposer, cocomposers, coconspirator, coconspirators, coconut, coconuts, cocoon, cocooned, cocooning, cocoonings, cocoons, cocos, cocotte, cocottes, cocounsel, cocounseled, cocounseling, cocounselled, cocounselling, cocounsels, cocoyam, cocoyams. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "coco": rococo. (additional references) | |
Words containing "coco": glucocorticoid, glucocorticoids, rococos. (additional references) | |
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"Coco" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: accomo, caco, cce, cci, cco, ccu, Cecco, ceci, Cedco, ceoc, Cgce, chocco, choco, Cico, Cimco, Cnooc, coc, cocc, cocci, cocco, coccod, coch, coci, cocod, cocody, cocoi, cocok, cocom, cocorp, cocot, Cocoyo, Cocozza, Cocq, cocr, codo, cogo, coocoo, coooo, Copco, Coscom, cosom, coxo, cucco, Cuci, Cuco, cucu, curco, Keco, Mccoo, occi, Ocko, oco, Octocom. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "coco" (pronounced kō"kō') |
| 4 | k ō" k ō' | rococo. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-c-o-o" | |
-1 letter: coo. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-c-o-o" | |
+1 letter: cocoa, cocos, cooch. | |
+2 letters: cocoas, cocoon, coocoo, cuckoo, rococo. | |
+3 letters: coactor, coccoid, coccous, cocomat, coconut, cocoons, cocotte, cocoyam, colonic, concoct, concord, cooches, cooncan, corncob, coxcomb, cuckoos, gorcock, morocco, obconic, piccolo, puccoon, raccoon, rococos, scrooch, sirocco, tobacco. | |
+4 letters: apocopic, bocaccio, broccoli, cabochon, chowchow, coaction, coactors, coanchor, coccoids, cockapoo, cockatoo, cockboat, cockcrow, cockloft, cocoanut, cocobola, cocobolo, cocomats, coconuts, cocooned, cocottes, cocoyams, coelomic, coercion, cofactor, coldcock, colocate, colonics, concerto, conchoid, concocts, concords, confocal, cooncans, coracoid, corncobs, coronach, couscous, coxcombs, crocoite, cuckooed, ecologic, economic, floccose, gorcocks, locofoco, maccoboy, moorcock, moroccos, occasion, outcoach, oxytocic, piccolos, puccoons, raccoons, scirocco, scotopic, scrootch, siroccos, stoccado, stopcock, tobaccos, woodcock. | |
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