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coquilla nut
[ ko-keel-yuh, -kee-yuh ]
noun
- the elongated oval fruit or nut of a South American palm, Attalea funifera, having a very hard brown shell used in turnery.
coquilla nut
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noun
- the nut of a South American palm tree, Attalea funifera, having a hard brown shell used for carving See also cohune
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of coquilla nut1
1850–55; < Portuguese coquilho, diminutive of ³¦Ã´³¦´Ç coco
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of coquilla nut1
C19: from Portuguese coquilho, diminutive of ³¦Ã´³¦´Ç coconut; see coco
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Carved from stag horn, cowry shells, coquilla nuts and Karelian birch, among other materials, they have checkerboards and hunting and village scenes across the lids.
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