The word 'cocoanut' is correct and can be used in written English.
It is a variant spelling of the word 'coconut' and can be used interchangeably. Example: The tropical beach was lined with palm trees, their green leaves swaying in the warm breeze. On the ground, you could see several cocoanuts scattered around, a reminder of their delicious and refreshing insides.
In the north-eastern part of the island tobacco, banana and cocoanut plantations were considerably damaged.
The sacristy lamp, a wick floating in cocoanut oil is always burning, and can smell curry and incense burning.
A great part of the cargo space was devoted to feather dusters and canned shredded cocoanut.
It changes little from year to year -- perhaps a few less charity benefits and a few more scandals -- but the police still patrol unceasingly, real jewels are worn in the evening -- and not infrequently during the day -- coconut is spelled cocoanut on the street signs.
His scores for "Bloomer Girl," "Jamaica," and "House of Flowers" were sumptuous and full of an eloquent longing for love ("Right as the Rain," "Cocoanut Sweet," "A Sleepin' Bee") and for freedom ("The Eagle and Me," "I Don't Think I'll End It All Today").
ANNALS OF MEDICINE about Dr. Francis Moore... Tells about one of Moore's first experiences with innovative medical methods, involving use of petroleum jelly on burn victims of the Cocoanut Grove night club fire of 1942.
As produced by Sam Harris, and with a book by George S. Kaufman and songs by Irving Berlin, The Cocoanuts (1925) ran for more than two years on Broadway and on tour.
Their first film was a screen adaptation of The Cocoanuts (1929), filmed at New York's Astoria Studios during the day while the brothers performed Animal Crackers onstage at night.
Backstage at "The Cocoanuts" one night, Kaufman irritated his pal Heywood Broun by interrupting him in the middle of a story.
"The Cocoanuts" (1929) and "Animal Crackers" (1930) are stage hits committed to celluloid, and "Monkey Business" (1931), the Marx Brothers' first work written for the screen, uses equally theatrical techniques.
"The Cocoanuts" and "Animal Crackers" were the only two shows that Kaufman wrote specifically for stars, and, since the boys were constantly changing lines and stage business, they amounted to (unwelcome) collaborators.
