A term for a green coconut, which is a young coconut harvested specifically for its refreshing water. (In Panama, street vendors typically hack them open with a machete to drink through a straw).
How nice it is to drink an ice-cold Pipá water in this heat.
This is the name for a green, immature coconut that is full of water. The drink is extremely popular in Panama and is typically sold at street stalls (the vendor usually chops off the top with a machete so you can drink the water with a straw).
A: Girl, you have to drink some agua de pipa, I heard it is great for detoxing. B: Really? And I have an unpeeled pipa in the kitchen.
A traditional sweet snack or biscuit made from flour, coconut, and honey or molasses. (In Panama, it is usually a dark, dense, ginger-spiced treat sold in local markets and by street vendors.)
Can you sell me two queque, please: I gave my girlfriend a queque, but she did not like it.
A common way to refer to a tree. (In Dominican Spanish, this term is used for trees of any size, whereas in other countries it usually refers to a bush or shrub.)
A soda marketed as coconut water, but which people say tastes like beer with sugar. (It is a popular coconut-flavored soft drink usually sold in green cans).
A Haitian guy is selling Coco Rico at the corner of Gomez and Kennedy. (Gomez and Kennedy is a major intersection in Santo Domingo where street vendors are common).
A rough slang term for the neck, it also refers to the expectations or hopes one has about a situation, specifically when counting on something or someone to come through.
so-and-so has a cocote made for Saturday's party: he is going to be left making a cocote with me
An imaginary monster used to scare children into behaving. el cuco is an extremely ugly creature that parents say will take you away if you are disobedient (equivalent to the Boogeyman).
Reasons why el cuco takes you away: If you did not eat your food when it was gross. If you did not bathe. If you did not brush your teeth. If you misbehaved. If you did not want to sleep. For any other reason your parents wanted.