Definition
A small palm tree native to Chile, known for its orange nuts that are edible and resemble tiny coconuts.
Etymology
From Spanish 'coquito,' a diminutive form of 'coco' meaning coconut, with the '-ito' suffix making it mean 'little coconut.' Spanish explorers named it for its resemblance to coconuts.
Kelly Says
Coquito nuts are poisonous when raw but become edible when cooked, and they're used in Chilean cuisine—it's a fascinating example of how humans learned through trial and error which plants are safe to eat.
Translations
ARالعربية
كوكويتو
ku-ku-ee-toh
BNবাংলা
কোকোইটো
ko-ko-ee-toh
CACatalà
coquito
ko-kee-toh
CSČeština
coquito
ko-kee-toh
DADansk
coquito
ko-kee-toh
DEDeutsch
Coquito
ko-kee-toh
ELΕλληνικά
κοκοίτο
ko-ko-ee-toh
ESEspañol
coquito
ko-kee-toh
FAفارسی
کوکوئیتیو
ko-ku-ee-tee-oh
FISuomi
coquito
ko-kee-toh
FRFrançais
coquito
ko-kee-toh
GUGU
કોકોઈટો
ko-ko-ee-toh
HEעברית
קוקוייטו
ko-ku-ee-toh
HIहिन्दी
कोकोइतो
ko-ko-ee-toh
HUMagyar
coquito
ko-kee-toh
IDBahasa Indonesia
coquito
ko-kee-toh
ITItaliano
coquito
ko-kee-toh
KMKM
កូកូអ៊ីតូ
ko-ko-ee-toh
MRMR
कोकोईटो
ko-ko-ee-toh
MSBahasa Melayu
coquito
ko-kee-toh
MYမြန်မာ
ကိုကိုီတို
ko-ko-ee-toh
NLNederlands
coquito
ko-kee-toh
NONorsk
coquito
ko-kee-toh
PAPA
ਕੋਕੋਈਟੋ
ko-ko-ee-toh
PLPolski
coquito
ko-kee-toh
PTPortuguês
coquito
ko-kee-toh
RORomână
coquito
ko-kee-toh
RUРусский
кокито
ko-ki-toh
SVSvenska
coquito
ko-kee-toh
SWKiswahili
coquito
ko-kee-toh
TAதமிழ்
கோகோயிட்டோ
ko-go-ee-tto
TEతెలుగు
కోకోయిటో
ko-ko-ee-toh
THไทย
โคโคอีโต้
ko-ko-ee-toh
TRTürkçe
coquito
ko-kee-toh
UKУкраїнська
кокіто
ko-ki-toh
URاردو
کوکوئیٹو
ku-ku-ee-toh
VITiếng Việt
coquito
ko-kee-toh