coconut

• n. ココナッツ; ココナッツミート

ポルトガル語から。coco、hideous、nut、木の実。外皮をむくと底から醜い顔のように見える熱帯果実から名付けられた。

coconut

coconut: [17] Despite its tropical origins, the coconut has a European name. The base of the coconut’s shell, with its three small holes, apparently reminded early Spanish and Portuguese explorers of a human face, so they called it coco; this was the Portuguese word for a grinning or grimacing face, as of a scarecrow. English adopted it in the 16th century, and it formed the basis of the compound coconut, first recorded in 1613. (Before then the fruit of the coconut palm had been known as the Indian nut.)

coconut (n.)

1610s, from coco + nut. Meaning "the head" is slang from 1834.

1. Coconut milk has little nutritive value.

ココナッツジュースには栄養価がありません。

2. Coconut Rice Balls is a Creole dish.

ココナツ糸の粉団はクリオール料理である。

3.The coconut palm is a native of Malaysia.

ヤシの木はマレーシア原産。

4. Coconut is a basic ingredient for many curries.

ココナッツは、多種多様なカレー料理の基本成分である。

5.He was eating a slice of coconut .

彼はココナツの肉を食べている。