coconut heart

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English[edit]

Coconut heart (1.1)
Coconut heart (1.1), cut up
Coconut heart (1.2)

Etymology[edit]

Formed by analogy to palm heart which is much more commonly used; that it is usually from other palms than the coconut palm the heart of which is considered an costly delicacy.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoʊ.kə.nʌt hɑɹt/

Noun[edit]

coconut heart (countable and uncountable, plural coconut hearts)

  1. Sweetish pith of a coconut palm obtained either:
    1. from the inside of its stem.
    2. from a budding coconut.
      Synonyms: coconut apple, coconut pearl, coconut sprout, sprouted coconut, coconut embryo, coconut cotyledon

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