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German
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese cocos, plural of coco (literally “grinning face”), probably due to the three holes in the shell resembling a human face.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkoːkʊs/ (clearly commonest, though unmentioned by prescriptive sources; Kokusnuss is a frequent misspelling)
- IPA(key): /ˈkoːkos/, (original form, but now rarer because this syllable type exists in German only when -s is a recognisable grammatical ending)
- IPA(key): /ˈkoːkɔs/ (entirely uncommon in northern and central Germany, perhaps used by southern speakers whose /ɔ/ is )
Noun
Kokos n (strong, genitive Kokos, no plural)
- (collective) the flesh of the coconut; its taste
- Synonym: Kokosnuss (also a single fruit)
- (collective) coir; the fibres won from the shells of coconuts
- Synonym: Kokosfasern (plural)
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