| 单词 | cacao nut |
| 释义 | > as lemmascacao nut cacao nut n. the seed of the cacao tree; (occasionally also) the pod containing this.The term is strictly a misnomer: the cacao seed lacks a true shell, the outer layer or seed coat becoming hard only when the seed is fermented and dried, and the leathery pod itself is not technically a nut. Cf. cocoa nut n. at cocoa n. and adj. Compounds 3. 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 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > edible pods, seeds, leaves, or flowers > [noun] > cocoa-bean cacao1555 cacao nut1625 cocoa nut1683 cocoa1698 chocolate nut1701 nut1707 cacao bean1785 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes III. Alphabet. Table Cacao Nuts, of which is made money, wine and meate for the Indians. 1662 H. Stubbe Indian Nectar ii. 9 They made a certain cooling-drink of the Cacao nuts. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Chocolate To have the better Market for their Cacao Nuts, Achiott, Vanilla, and other Drugs. 1844 E. Parkinson Compl. Confectioner 35 Cacao Nuts.—The cocoa or cacao nut, of which chocolate is made, is the seed of the fruit of a tree common in South America and the West Indies. 1928 Biennial Census Manuf. 1925 (U.S. Dept. Commerce) iii. 89 Chocolate and cocoa products... Under this classification are included all establishments engaged primarily in the manufacture of the various products of the cacao nut, such as chocolate, cocoa, and cocoa butter. 2012 B. M. Traynor Second Career Volunteer vii. 105 Of course, I am being facetious, but the cacao nut is the fruit of the cacao tree, so having a chocolate milk shake for breakfast offers calcium and fruit. < as lemmas |
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