cocobolo
noun
cocobolo is spelled C-O-C-O-B-O-L-O: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cocobolo means “An oily tropical hardwood of genus Dalbergia from Central America” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cocobolo is cocobolos.
How many letters and syllables are in cocobolo?
| Letters | 8: C-O-C-O-B-O-L-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cocobolo?
Cocobolo appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of cocobolo
- cocobolos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cocobolo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An oily tropical hardwood of genus Dalbergia from Central America.
- 2
An old South American coin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cocobolo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense tropical hardwood:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cocobolo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cocobolo come from?
Mid 19th century; via Spanish from Lokono kakabali.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).