coco
French, noun/ko.ko/
coco is spelled C-O-C-O (4 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written French, the 6,181st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Coco is a French masculine noun meaning “Fruit of the coconut palm, also called noix de coco” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Désigne la noix de coco elle même, fruit du cocotier, et/ou le contenant comestible (albumen) de cette noix”.
What does coco mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineFruit of the coconut palm, also called noix de coco
- 2
masculinea kind of bean
- 3
masculineslangMotor fuel
- 4
datedmasculinea type of licorice drink, by analogy with coconut milk
noun
- 1
informalmasculineCommie
noun
- 1
feminineslangcocaine
noun
- 1
datedinformalmasculineegg
noun
- 1
feminineinformalmasculinefriendly, joking term for a friend; pal, mate, buddy
Salut, coco !
- 2
derogatoryfeminineinformalmasculineaggressive, disdainful term of address, usually preceded by mon, ma, or mes. Roughly punk or buddy, as in “You wanna try, punk?”, or “Hey buddy, what do you think you’re doing?”
Toi, mon coco, tu vas passer un sale quart d’heure !
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Désigne la noix de coco elle même, fruit du cocotier, et/ou le contenant comestible (albumen) de cette noix. 2. Fibres provenant de la partie ligneuse de la noix de coco, on la nomme aussi caire ou coir. 3. Cocotier. 4. Tête.
noun: 1. Nom donné à l’œuf par les enfants.
noun: 1. Boisson faite avec de l’eau et du bois de réglisse. 2. Eau-de-vie, vin médiocre. 3. Carburant.
noun: 1. Nom affectueux ou plaisant donné à une personne de son entourage. 2. Interpellation péjorative ou méprisante.
noun: 1. Communiste.
noun: 1. Cocaïne, et tout autre stupéfiant.
noun: 1. Haricot de petite taille, presque sphériques.
adjective: 1. Démodé ; ringard.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of coco
- cocos plural
- cocotte
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coco?
- /ko.ko/
- \ko.ko\
- [ko.ko]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to coco
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is coco in French?
coco appears 11 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).