French word

cocotier

Pronunciation

IPA/kokotje/

Meaning

  • masculine nouncoconut palm

Example

Les cocotiers donnent des noix de coco en été.

Coconut palms produce coconuts in summer.

Illustration for cocotier (coconut palm)

More examples

On voit des cocotiers le long de la plage.

Coconut palms can be seen along the beach.

Core concept

A coconut palm rising on a thin trunk, with broad fronds spreading above its hanging round fruit.

Common phrases

  • près des cocotiers

    near coconut palms

  • au pied d'un cocotier

    at the foot of a coconut palm

Similar words

palmier: A tree with a tall trunk and large leaves growing in a cluster at its top.
noix de coco: A round, hard-shelled fruit containing white flesh and liquid.
coco: An informal shortened name for a coconut.

Definition in French

Palmier au tronc élancé et aux longues feuilles pennées, portant des noix de coco.

Word origin

The French noun cocotier was formed from coco and the tree-forming suffix -ier; coco ultimately comes from Iberian usage linked to the fruit's three dark marks.

Usage tips

  • Cocotier names the specific coconut palm, while palmier is the broader French word for a palm tree.

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