Coconut vs Pepper - What's the difference?
coconut | pepper |
A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera , having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
A hard-shelled seed of this fruit, having white flesh and a fluid-filled central cavity.
(uncountable) The edible white flesh of this fruit.
The coconut palm.
(pejorative, ethnic slur) A Hispanic or dark-skinned person who acts “white” (Caucasian), alluding to the fact that a coconut is brown on the outside and white on the inside. Compare .
(South Africa, pejorative) A black person who thinks "white" (European). Compare .
(New Zealand, pejorative) A Pacific islander.
(slang) A female breast.
A plant of the family Piperaceae.
(uncountable) A spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe berries of this plant.
A fruit of the capsicum: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in very spicy and mild varieties.
(baseball) A game used by baseball players to warm up where fielders standing close to a batter rapidly return the batted ball to be hit again
To add pepper to.
To strike with something made up of small particles.
To cover with lots of (something made up of small things).
To add (something) at frequent intervals.
In uncountable|lang=en terms the difference between coconut and pepper
is that coconut is (uncountable) the edible white flesh of this fruit while pepper is (uncountable) a spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe berries of this plant.As nouns the difference between coconut and pepper
is that coconut is a fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), cocos nucifera , having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed while pepper is a plant of the family piperaceae.As a verb pepper is
to add pepper to.coconut
English
(wikipedia coconut)Alternative forms
* cocoanutNoun
Coordinate terms
* (acting white) (l), (l), (l)Derived terms
* coconut milk * coconuttySee also
* (cultural pejoratives) banana, Oreo English ethnic slurspepper
English
Noun
- Some ballparks have signs saying "No pepper games".
Synonyms
* (fruit of the capsicum) ** (spicy) chili, chili pepper, chilli, hot pepper ** (mild) bell pepper, paprika, sweet pepperDerived terms
* bell pepper * chili pepper * green pepper * hot pepper * pepper spray * red pepper * sweet pepper * tabasco pepper * white pepperVerb
(en verb)- After the hailstorm, the beach was peppered with holes.
- He liked to pepper his conversation with long words.