coyol

noun

co·​yol

(ˈ)kō¦yōl,

kəˈy-

variants or less commonly coyol palm

plural -s

1

: any of several tropical American palms of the genus Acrocomia (especially A. vinifera)

2

: the fiber of a coyol

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish coyol, from Nahuatl coyoli, literally, bell; from the shape of the fruit and the rattle made by the dried fruit when shaken

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