How to Pronounce "cocoanut"
word
ˈkoʊkoʊˌnʌt
KOH-koh-nut
kˈɒkəʊnˌʌt
koh-KOHN-ut
Definition
A dated or old-fashioned spelling of 'coconut,' which is a large brown tropical fruit with hard shell and white flesh inside.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈkoʊkoʊˌnʌt
British English
kˈɒkəʊnˌʌt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KOH-koh-nut
UK
koh-KOHN-ut
Listen in Context
A cocoanut is a tropical fruit with hard shell and sweet white meat inside.
She broke open the cocoanut to drink the water inside.
The old book described how to grow a cocoanut tree.
You might see the word cocoanut in stories from the 1800s, but now it's just 'coconut.'