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cocobolo

cocobolo noun: an oily tropical hardwood of genus Dalbergia from Central America.

Noun

cocobolo (countable and uncountable, plural cocobolos)

  1. An oily tropical hardwood of genus Dalbergia from Central America.
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  2. (historical) An old South American coin.

Forms of cocobolo

pluralcocobolos

Origin of cocobolo

Mid 19th century; via Spanish from Lokono kakabali.

Questions about cocobolo

What does cocobolo mean?
Cocobolo means an oily tropical hardwood of genus Dalbergia from Central America.
What part of speech is cocobolo?
Cocobolo is a noun.
What is the plural of cocobolo?
The plural of cocobolo is cocobolos.

Words near cocobolo in the dictionary

  1. cocoas
  2. cocoawood
  3. cocobacillary
  4. cocobola
  5. cocobolas
  6. cocobolo
  7. cocobolos
  8. cocodette
  9. cocodettes
  10. cocoercive
  11. cocoes

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