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coconut in Tagalog

niyog

UK/ˈkəʊ.kə.nʌt/US/ˈkoʊ.kəˌnʌt/

coconut in Tagalog: niyog, sapal. In English, coconut means a fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.

Tagalog words for coconut

fruit of coco palm
niyog
edible flesh of coconut fruit
sapal, niyog

English meaning of coconut

  1. noun A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
  2. noun A hard-shelled seed of this fruit, having white flesh and a fluid-filled central cavity.
  3. noun The edible white flesh of this fruit.
  4. noun The coconut palm.

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Synonyms of coconut

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Questions about coconut in Tagalog

What is the meaning of coconut in Tagalog?
Coconut in Tagalog is niyog, sapal.
Ano ang coconut sa Tagalog?
Coconut: niyog, sapal.
What does coconut mean in English?
Coconut means a fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: coconut (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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