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coco
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coco

masculine noun

1. coconut (fruto)

2. nut, head (informal) (cabeza)

está mal del coco -> he's soft o isn't right in the head
por más vueltas que le doy al coco no consigo entenderlo -> I've racked my brains but I still can't understand it
comerse el coco -> to worry (one's head)
comerle el coco a alguien -> to brainwash somebody (convencer)

3. bogeyman (informal) (fantasma)

si no te portas bien vendrá el coco -> if you're not good the bogeyman will come and get you

4. coccus (biology) (bacteria)

coco

1 (Botánica) (fruto) coconut; (árbol) coconut palm

2 (cabeza) nut (familiar); noggin (familiar); (EEUU) head

se ha dado un golpe en el coco he banged his head; he banged himself on the nut (familiar); no anda muy bien del coco she's not right in the head (familiar); tuve que romperme el coco para resolver el problema I had to rack my brains to come up with an answer to the problem

comer el coco a algn

la tele les ha comido el coco the TV has got them brainwashed; mira, tío, no me comas el coco hey, stop going on about it

comerse el coco to worry (one's head)

se come mucho el coco con los problemas ambientales no te comas el coco por lo que te de dijo

comedura

3 (prodigio) whizz (familiar)

mi hermano es un coco para las matemáticas my brother is a whizz at maths (familiar)

coco

1 (fantasma) bogeyman; boogeyman (familiar); (EEUU)

¡que viene el coco! the bogeyman's coming!

2 (persona fea)

es un coco he's an ugly devil; he's ugly as sin (familiar)