coquito palm — noun see coquito * * * co|qui|to «koh KEE toh», noun, or coquito palm, a palm of Chile, whose sap is boiled to make sweet syrup. ╂[< Spanish coquito (diminutive) < coco coconut] … Useful english dictionary
palm-honey — palmˈ honˈey noun Evaporated sap of the Chilean coquito palm • • • Main Entry: ↑palm … Useful english dictionary
palm — palm1 /pahm/, n. 1. the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers. 2. the corresponding part of the forefoot of an animal. 3. the part of a glove covering this part of the hand. 4. Also called… … Universalium
coquito — /kɒˈkitoʊ/ (say ko keetoh) noun (plural coquitos) a palm, Jubaea chilensis, of Chile, bearing small edible nuts and yielding a sweet syrup from the sap of the trunk. Also, coquito palm. {Spanish, diminutive of coco coconut} …
coquito — [kō kēt′ō] n. pl. coquitos [Sp, dim. of coco, coco palm] a wine palm (Jubaea spectabilis) of Chile whose sweet sap and nuts are used for food … English World dictionary
coquito — /koh kee toh/, n., pl. coquitos. a palm, Jubaea chilensis, of Chile, from whose sap a honey is prepared and whose small, hard, edible nuts yield a useful oil. Also called honey palm, wine palm. [1855 60; < Sp, dim. of coco coco palm < Pg côco… … Universalium
coquito — [kɒ ki:təʊ] noun (plural coquitos) a thick trunked Chilean palm tree which yields large amounts of sweet sap and fibre. [Jubaea chilensis.] Origin C19: from Sp., dimin. of coco coconut … English new terms dictionary
coquito — n. Chilean palm yielding sap, seeds and fibre … Dictionary of difficult words
coquito — n. (pl. os) a palm tree, Jubaea chilensis, native to Chile, yielding honey from its sap, and fibre. Etymology: Sp., dimin. of coco coconut … Useful english dictionary
palm honey — noun : a sweet table syrup consisting of the sap of the coquito concentrated by boiling … Useful english dictionary
