name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The tree Albizia lebbeck.
2. 2
   Alternative form of koku. Malaysia, alt-of, alternative

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A town in Collines department, Benin.
2. 2
   A town and commune in Bouaké department, Gbêkê, Ivory Coast.
3. 3
   A village in Korhogo department, Poro, Ivory Coast.
4. 4
   A town in Delta State, Nigeria.

   "When his poppa failed, his momma […] took him to the mountain near Koko."

5. 5
   A Khoisan language of Namibia and Botswana.

Synonyms

All synonyms

east indian walnutlebbekwoman's tongue tree

Example

More examples

"A reporter is interviewing Dr. Patterson about Koko, a talking gorilla."

Etymology

Cf. Burmese ကုက္ကို (kukkui).

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.