makapuno
makapúno with stress marks
thick-meat variety of coconut
Usage Note
Makapuno is a naturally occurring mutant variety of coconut whose interior is almost entirely filled with soft, gelatinous flesh instead of liquid coconut water. The flesh has a sweet, creamy flavour and is highly prized as a dessert ingredient. Makapuno coconut strips are used in halo-halo, ice cream, and other Filipino sweets and are considered a premium product.
Examples
" Gusto ko ng makapuno. "
Natural Translation
I want some makapuno.
Literal Translation
Want I of thick-meat-coconut.
" Masarap ang makapuno. "
Natural Translation
The thick-meat coconut is delicious.
Literal Translation
Delicious the thick-meat coconut.
" Mas masarap ang halo-halo kapag may dagdag na makapuno, kaya laging hinahanap ng mga bata ang malasutla nitong laman. "
Natural Translation
Halo-halo tastes better when there's added makapuno, so children always look for its silky flesh.
Literal Translation
More delicious the halo-halo when has added [na] thick-meat-coconut, so always sought by [plural] child the silky this-its flesh.
Take Tagalog with you
The full course, a 12,500-word dictionary, and flashcards that make every word stick — free to start on iOS and Android.
Tagalog builds thousands of words from a few hundred roots.
How Tagalog words workRelated Words
Explore Tagalog by topic
Free guides on grammar, vocabulary, and culture to take you past single-word lookups.
May vs Mayroon vs Meron: Have & There Is
May vs mayroon in Tagalog finally made simple: one rule decides which to use, plus how meron and wala fit the same have and there-is family.
Tagalog Verb Conjugation: Aspects Made Simple
Tagalog verb conjugation uses aspects, not tenses. Learn the three aspects with -um- and mag- verbs, one reduplication rule, and clear example tables.
Tagalog Word Order: Sentence Structure Made Simple
Why Tagalog puts the verb first, and how ang, ng, and sa markers work. A clear guide to VSO word order, forming questions, and negation.
Spaced Repetition for Tagalog: How Flashcards Make Words Stick
Cramming Tagalog vocabulary fails. See how spaced repetition — the science behind smart flashcards — makes words stick for the long term.