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title: coco — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «coco» in the school dictionary: The coconut palm, the tall tropical tree that grows coconuts; also short for coconut in words like «coco fibre» and «coco husk». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# coco

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**Who acts:** tall tropical tree, Coco, coco palm, Mum, We, I · **What happens:** grow, be, call, line, watch, have · **To what, where:** coconuts, words, first name, pet dog, tropical beaches, hanging basket · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«coco» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [coco in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/coco.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The coconut palm, the tall tropical tree that grows coconuts; also short for coconut in words like «coco fibre» and «coco husk».

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coco:m1:1
# text = The coconut palm, the tall tropical tree that grows coconuts; also short for coconut in words like «coco fibre» and «coco husk».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	coconut	coconut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	palm	palm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	tropical	tropical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	coconuts	coconut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
13	also	also	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	coconut	coconut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
19	like	like	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	coco	coco	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	fibre	fibre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
25	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	coco	coco	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	_
27	husk	husk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | the tall tropical tree | coconuts |  | words like coco fibre and coco husk |  | short *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location coconut=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Coco is a first name or pet name for people and animals, for example the fashion designer Coco Chanel or a pet dog called Coco.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coco:m2:1
# text = Coco is a first name or pet name for people and animals, for example the fashion designer Coco Chanel or a pet dog called Coco.
1	Coco	Coco	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	amod	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	fashion	fashion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	designer	designer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	_
19	Coco	Coco	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	appos	_	_
20	Chanel	Chanel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	flat	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	_
25	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	24	acl	_	_
26	Coco	Coco	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Coco | a first name or pet name for people and animals |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** | participle |  | a pet dog *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Part of brand and film names, such as the breakfast cereal Coco Pops and the Disney film «Coco» about the Mexican Day of the Dead.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coco:m3:1
# text = Part of brand and film names, such as the breakfast cereal Coco Pops and the Disney film «Coco» about the Mexican Day of the Dead.
1	Part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	brand	brand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
8	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	14	case	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	cereal	cereal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	Coco	Coco	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	Pops	Pop	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	Disney	Disney	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
19	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	Coco	Coco	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	_
22	about	about	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	Mexican	Mexican	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	Day	Day	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	Dead	Dead	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The coco palm grows along tropical beaches.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coco:x1:1
# text = The coco palm grows along tropical beaches.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	coco	Coco	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	palm	palm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	along	along	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	tropical	tropical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	beaches	beach	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | the coco palm |  |  | tropical beaches |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along beach=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum lined the hanging basket with coco fibre.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coco:x2:1
# text = Mum lined the hanging basket with coco fibre.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lined	line	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	hanging	hanging	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	basket	basket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	coco	coco	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	fibre	fibre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **line** | past | Mum | the hanging basket |  |  |  | with coco fibre | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent basket=Destination with fibre=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our neighbour's poodle is called Coco.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coco:x3:1
# text = Our neighbour's poodle is called Coco.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	poodle	poodle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	Coco	Coco	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | Our neighbour's poodle |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We watched the film «Coco» about a boy and his family's music.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coco:x4:1
# text = We watched the film «Coco» about a boy and his family's music.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Coco	Coco	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | We | the film |  |  |  | about a boy | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent film=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Coco Chanel was a famous French fashion designer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coco:x5:1
# text = Coco Chanel was a famous French fashion designer.
1	Coco	Coco	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	Chanel	Chanel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	fashion	fashion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	designer	designer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Coco | a famous French fashion designer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I had a bowl of Coco Pops before school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coco:x6:1
# text = I had a bowl of Coco Pops before school.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bowl	bowl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	Coco	Coco	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Pops	pop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	before	before	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | I | a bowl of Coco Pops before school |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bowl=Patient |

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