A coconut is a fruit that grows on tall trees in warm places. It has a hard shell outside and white fruit inside. The middle part has coconut water.
I like to eat fresh coconut.
The coconut fell from the tree.
The coconut flesh is the white, soft part inside the coconut shell. People eat it raw, cooked, or use it in recipes.
She ate coconut with her meal.
Coconut is used in many desserts.
Coconut water is the clear liquid inside a young coconut. It tastes sweet and is healthy to drink. Many people drink it as a drink.
I drink coconut water on hot days.
Coconut water is fresh and sweet.
A coconut is also the name of the tall palm tree that grows coconuts. These trees are common in warm, tropical places.
The coconut grows on a tall tree.
We rested under a coconut tree.
In slang, 'coconut' means a person who may look one way on the outside but is different inside. It can be used to talk about someone who does not fit in with their culture. This use can be informal or negative.
He is called a coconut by some friends.
That coconut acts very differently here.
Coconut can mean the oil made from the inside flesh of the coconut fruit. This oil is used in food, beauty products, and many other things.
She cooks with coconut oil daily.
Coconut oil is good for skin care.
Sometimes coconut means dried and shredded coconut flesh. People call it desiccated coconut. It is used to cook and bake many sweet foods.
Add desiccated coconut to the cake mix.
The recipe needs shredded coconut.
