What does coco in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word coco in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use coco in Spanish.

The word coco in Spanish means coconut, bogyman, bogeyman, bald, nut, noggin, brains, coconut palm, coconut tree, brainwashing, drive up the wall, worry about, be mad, be crazy, the wool over your eyes, bash your head up, rack your brains. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word coco

coconut

nombre masculino (fruta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El coco es una fruta carnosa de cáscara muy dura.
The coconut is a meaty fruit with a hard shell.

bogyman, bogeyman

nombre masculino (fantasma) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Duérmete niño, duérmete ya, que viene el Coco y te comerá.
Sleep child, sleep now, or the bogyman will come to eat you.

bald

adjetivo (CR, coloquial (calvo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
A usted le pasa las de su abuelo que quedó coco jovencillo.
You are just like your grandfather who ended up bald as a young man.

nut, noggin

nombre masculino (figurado (cabeza)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se dio un golpe en el coco que le produjo un chichón.
He hit his nut (or: noggin) and ended up with a bump.

brains

nombre masculino (figurado (inteligencia)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Tiene mucho coco y le resulta fácil estudiar.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Victoria was the brains behind the negotiations between both countries.

coconut palm, coconut tree

nombre masculino (planta: Cocos nucifera)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los cocoteros sombreaban la playa tropical.

brainwashing

locución nominal femenina (ES: coloquial (influencia sobre otro)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

drive up the wall

locución verbal (coloquial (insistir hasta convencer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

worry about

locución verbal (ES: coloquial (pensar mucho en algo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
No te comas el coco: el problema no es tan grave.
Don't worry about it: the problem is not too serious.

be mad, be crazy

locución verbal (coloquial (estar loco)

the wool over your eyes

nombre masculino (coloquial, figurado (técnica de persuasión) (with "pull")

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
El orador les hizo un lavado de coco a todos y le creyeron.

bash your head up

locución verbal (coloquial (pensar demasiado) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
No te rompas el coco, la solución es sencilla.

rack your brains

locución verbal (coloquial (estudiar demasiado)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Nos rompimos el coco para aprobar el examen.

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