Coco (en. Coconut)

/ˈko.ko/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Fruit of the coconut palm that contains water and edible flesh.

Coconut is widely used in tropical cuisine.

El coco es muy utilizado en la culinaria tropical.

Head or skull, in a colloquial sense.

After the fall, he hit his head.

Después de la caída, se golpeó el coco.

Term used in some countries to refer to a person who is a bit silly.

Don't be silly, think before you act.

No seas coco, piensa antes de actuar.

From old Spanish 'coco', which means 'head' or 'skull', possibly due to its shape.

to think hard

To think a lot about something.

darle coco

crazy head

Term used to refer to someone who is a bit out of it.

coco loco

there’s no problem

There is no problem.

no hay coco

coconut tree

Tree that produces coconuts.

cocotero

coconut

Coconut in English, used in some regions.

coconut

A person who acts foolishly.

That guy is such a fool, he doesn’t understand anything.

Ese tipo es un coco, no entiende nada.

Head in a colloquial sense.

Your head hurts from thinking too much.

Te está doliendo el coco de tanto pensar.