27th September 2012

Coconut - Grinning face of a nut that is not a nut at all

What's in a name? Well it may define your character as in the case of coconut. Its name came from 16th century Portuguese and Spanish cocos, meaning "grinning face", from the three small holes on the coconut shell that resemble human facial features. You can see them in this picture, along with some unkempt moustache as well.

However at the same time it can be misleading, Coconut is not a nut, but a drupe.

At the bottom left is "jyot" or the lamp. The yellowish thing in it is Ghee which is pure milk fat used to light this lamp.