No. 4,686 in Spanish
coco
The Spanish word "coco" means "coconut" or "cocoa" (depending on context), and it can also refer to "bogeyman" in colloquial use.
In a sentence
Me encanta tomar agua de coco en verano.
I love drinking coconut water in the summer.
In this sentence, 'coco' refers to the tropical fruit coconut.
Cuidado con el coco que sale en las historias de miedo.
Watch out for the boogeyman that appears in scary stories.
Here, 'coco' is used metaphorically to signify a fictional scary being often used to frighten children.
Se golpeó la cabeza y ahora tiene un chichón en el coco.
He hit his head and now has a bump on the noggin.
In this context, 'coco' is colloquially used to refer to a person's head.
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