| 单词 | cocoa bean |
| 释义 | > as lemmascocoa bean cocoa bean n. [originally after German Kakaobohne (1781 or earlier; 1790 in the passage translated in quot. 1799)] the seed of the cacao tree in raw or processed form; = cacao bean n. at cacao n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > pods, seeds, leaves, or flowers > [noun] > cocoa-bean cacao1555 cacao nut1625 cocoa nut1683 cocoa1698 chocolate nut1701 cacao bean1785 cocoa bean1799 criollo1877 cracked cocoa1934 1799 tr. J. H. Campe Discov. Amer. vii. 91 Some. What is it, pray! Moth. Soup made of cocoa beans [Ger. Kakaobohnen]. Fred. Ah! Chocolate. 1855 J. F. W. Johnston Chem. Common Life I. 223 The cocoa-bean of commerce is brittle. 1871 S. Mateer Travancore 96 The breadfruit, cocoa bean..etc., deserve more extended cultivation. 1947 Life 17 Nov. 14/1 (advt.) All nine delectable centers are coated with bittersweet or milk chocolate made from choice Ecuadoran and Venezuelan cocoa beans blended in Brach's own chocolate mills. 1973 C. A. Wilson Food & Drink in Brit. x. 409 The cocoa beans or nibs themselves were now often dried and sent whole to England and other European countries. 2009 Wall St. Jrnl. 13 Feb. c1/2 Chocolate makers usually buy cocoa butter, cocoa liquor or powder from processors, who purchase cocoa beans at market prices. < as lemmas |
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