cocoa
Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊ.kəʊ/
The English word “cocoa” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
- An unsweetened brown powder made from roasted, ground cocoa beans, used in making chocolate, and in cooking.
- A hot drink made with milk, cocoa powder, and sugar.
- A serving of this drink.
- A light to medium brown colour.
adjective
Etymology
From Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl. The form cocoa came about by confusion with coco, popularized by Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language. Doublet of cacao.
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