<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>the large, hard-shelled seed of the coconut palm, lined with a white edible meat, and containing a milky liquid.</li><li>the meat of the coconut, often shredded and used in cooking, as a flavoring, and as a dessert topping.</li><li>coconut palm.</li><li>Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. A person of color, especially a person of Latin American or South Asian origin or descent, who is regarded as having adopted the attitudes, values, and behavior thought to be characteristic of middle-class white society, at the expense of their ethnic heritage.</li></ul>