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coco

Intermediate

noun

Editor's Note: "coco" is an intermediate-level French word (noun) with a corpus frequency of 3046. Understanding its nuances will deepen your command of French vocabulary.
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Définition

Mot français : coco. Un terme fréquemment utilisé dans la langue française.

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The French word "coco" has fascinating roots: From Middle French coche, coco, from Italian cocco and Spanish coco, both from Portuguese coco. The fruit was originally referred to by the Spanish eq.... Exploring etymology is one of the best ways to remember French vocabulary.

Exemples

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« The concept of coco is fundamental. »

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« We studied coco in detail. »

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« Coco plays an important role. »

Étymologie

From Middle French coche, coco, from Italian cocco and Spanish coco, both from Portuguese coco. The fruit was originally referred to by the Spanish equivalent of croque-mitaine (“bogeyman”), due to the spooky face-like appearance of the three dots at the end of the shell, which developed in coco. As in English, the fruit was originally referred to as coco (in the 16th century), but in the 17th (as in English) it became usual to refer to it as a nut, in the form noix de coco (“coconut”).

Synonymes et Antonymes

Conseils d'Usage

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Questions Fréquentes

Que signifie « coco » ?
Mot français : coco. Un terme fréquemment utilisé dans la langue française.
Quelle est la nature grammaticale de « coco » ?
« coco » peut être utilisé comme : noun.
Comment utiliser « coco » dans une phrase ?
The concept of coco is fundamental. Aussi : We studied coco in detail.
Quelle est l'origine de « coco » ?
From Middle French coche, coco, from Italian cocco and Spanish coco, both from Portuguese coco. The fruit was originally referred to by the Spanish equivalent of croque-mitaine (“bogeyman”), due to the spooky face-like appearance of the three dots at the end of the shell, which developed in coco. As in English, the fruit was originally referred to as coco (in the 16th century), but in the 17th (as in English) it became usual to refer to it as a nut, in the form noix de coco (“coconut”).
Quels sont les synonymes de « coco » ?
Synonymes courants : similar, comparable, related, analogous. Antonymes : opposite, contrary, reverse.

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Data verified March 2026 · Source: Wiktionnaire, CNRTL & Corpus Frantext

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