Coquilla Nut Definition
kōkēlyə, kōkēyə
noun
The fruit of a piassava palm (Attalea funifera) of Brazil: it yields palm oil and has a very hard, brown, ivorylike shell used in cabinetwork and by carvers.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Coquilla Nut
Noun
Singular:
coquilla nut
Plural:
coquilla-nutsOrigin of Coquilla Nut
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Portuguese coquilho, Spanish coquillo, diminutive of coco a coconut.
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