cocco

== Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɔk.ko/ Rhymes: -ɔkko Hyphenation: còc‧co === Etymology 1 === From Portuguese coco. Doublet of cocco (“cochineal”) and coque. ==== Noun ==== cocco m (plural cocchi) coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) Synonym: palma da cocco (uncountable) coconut (edible flesh of the coconut fruit) (mycology) synonym of ovolo (“Caesar's mushroom”) (uncountable, slang) cocaine Synonym: cocaina ===== Derived terms ===== noce di cocco (“coconut”) latte di cocco (“coconut milk”) cocco rapè (“coconut flakes”) ===== Descendants ===== → Middle French: coche French: coco === Etymology 2 === Of onomatopoeic origin. ==== Noun ==== cocco m (plural cocchi, feminine cocca) darling, favourite/favorite person, pet, mollycoddle === Etymology 3 === Of onomatopoeic origin. ==== Noun ==== cocco m (plural cocchi) (childish) hen's egg Synonym: uovo ===== Related terms ===== cocca === Etymology 4 === Borrowed from New Latin coccus, from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”). ==== Noun ==== cocco m (plural cocchi) (biology) coccus ===== Related terms ===== -cocco === Etymology 5 === Borrowed from Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain; seed; berry”). Doublet of cocco (“coconut”) and coque. ==== Noun ==== cocco m (plural cocchi) (archaic) cochineal (red dye) Synonym: cocciniglia === Further reading === cocco1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana cocco2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana cocco3 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana cocco4 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana cocco5 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Latin == === Noun === coccō dative/ablative singular of coccum === References === "cocco", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)