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"Coco" is a form of "coco", a noun which is often translated as "coconut". "Crisma" is a noun which is often translated as "chrism". Learn more about the difference between "crisma" and "coco" below.
el crisma, la crisma(
krees
-
mah
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (religious)
a. chrism
El sacerdote ungió al niño con el crisma para bautizarlo.The priest anointed the child with chrism to baptize him.
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
2. (colloquial) (anatomy)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. head
Juanito se cayó por las escaleras y casi se rompe la crisma.Juanito fell down the stairs and almost cracked his head open.
b. noggin (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Pedro se resbaló y se pegó la crisma contra la puerta.Pedro slipped and bumped his noggin on the door.
c. nut (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Deja de mirar el celular mientras caminas que te vas a reventar la crisma.Stop looking at your cell while you walk; you're going to smash your nut.
3. (colloquial) (Christmas greeting) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. Christmas card
Estamos a mitad de diciembre y todavía no he puesto las crismas en el correo.It's already mid-December and I haven't mailed my Christmas cards yet.
el coco(
koh
-
koh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (fruit)
a. coconut
Compré un par de cocos porque me encanta la leche.I bought a couple of coconuts because I love the milk.
2. (tree)
a. coconut tree
Lorenzo colgó una hamaca entre dos cocos y se echó a dormir.Lorenzo hung up a hammock between two coconut trees and went to sleep.
b. coconut palm
En la isla solo había cocos, palmeras y selva.The island only had coconut palms, palm trees, and jungle.
3. (colloquial) (head)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. noggin (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Se pegó en el coco.He banged his noggin.
4. (colloquial) (intelligence)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. brains (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Hace falta mucho coco para estudiar ingeniería civil.It takes a lot of brains to study civil engineering.
5. (colloquial) (genius)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
6. (colloquial) (scary creature)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. boogeyman (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Vete a dormir o vendrá el coco y te comerá.Go to sleep or the boogeyman will come and get you.
7. (colloquial) (ugly person) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. butt-ugly (colloquial) (adjective)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Tenía un novio que era un coco.Her boyfriend was butt-ugly.
8. (colloquial) (bump) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
9. (colloquial) (obsession) (Venezuela)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Venezuela
a. obsession
Estoy con el coco de comprarme una nueva computadora.I have this obsession about getting myself a new computer.
10. (vulgar) (testicle) (Southern Cone)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
11. (bacterium)
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
13. (colloquial) (without hair) (Costa Rica)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Costa Rica
