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Terms in English 2731-2740 of 8494

cockscomb

/KOX-kohm/
[English] plural cockscombs

A fleshy growth that stands up on the head of fowl.

cocktail avocado

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A very small variety of Fuerte avocado, about the size of a gherkins (US: dill pickle), weighing around 30 g (1 oz).

cock-up

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Barramundi. A fish which can be substituted by any flaky white fish, but it is most similar to the European sea bream.

cocoa butter

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Cocoa butter. An ingredient of chocolate.

cocoa cream

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Cocoa cream. An ingredient of chocolate.

coconut

[English] plural coconuts

A coconut is the nut of the coconut palm. Usually harvested when green and relatively soft. The hard brown bristly husk familiar in Europe is usually specifically for export. All parts of the versatile coconut are usable – as food, drink, building material and so on.

coconut cream

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Coconut cream is the first pressing of coconut flesh which has been soaked in hot water. The second pressing provides coconut milk.

coconut milk

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Coconut milk is the result of the second pressing of coconut flesh which has been soaked in hot water. The first pressing provides coconut cream.

coconut palm

[English] plural coconut palms

The coconut palm is a tree ubiquitous in the tropics, producing the coconut. Virtually all parts of the tree are usable and fruits have been found as far afield as Norway, floating on ocean currents.

coconut water

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Coconut water is the liquid found in a coconut when it is cracked open.