Kokos
Appearance
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Portuguese cocos, plural of coco (literally “grinning face”), probably due to the three holes in the shell resembling a human face.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈkoːkʊs/ (clearly commonest, though unmentioned by prescriptive sources; Kokusnuss is a frequent misspelling)
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- IPA(key): /ˈkoːkos/, [ˈkoːkoˑs] (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 [o])
Noun
[edit]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)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Kokos [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Derived terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Kokos” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kokos (Mark, Milch, Faser)” in Duden online
- “Kokos (Nuss)” in Duden online