Coconut

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Origin of Phrases - C

Coconut

Portuguese explorers of the fifteenth century, sailing around Africa, found the fruit growing on several islands in the Indian Ocean. The nut was about the size and shape of a small head, and the three holes resembled a grinning face. The explorers called it "coco," which means a grinning face in Portuguese.