corozo

noun

co·​ro·​zo

kəˈrō(ˌ)sō

variants or corojo

-rōˌhō

or less commonly coroso

-rō(ˌ)sō

plural -s

1

or less commonly corozo palm : any of several tropical American palms: such as

a

: ivory palm

b

: cohune palm

c

: coyol sense 1

d

: any of several palms of the genus Cocos

2

or less commonly corozo nut : the seed of the ivory palm

3

or less commonly corozo fiber : a strong leaf fiber obtained from a coyol (Acrocomia lasiospatha) and used for making ropes

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Spanish corozo, corojo fruit pit, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin carudium, from Greek karydion small nut, diminutive of karyon nut

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