cocoanoun [ U ]
uk/ˈkəʊ.kəʊ/us/ˈkoʊ.koʊ/a dark brown powder made from cocoa beans, used to make chocolate and add a chocolate flavour to food and drink
a sweet chocolate drink that is made with cocoa powder:
a nice hot mug of cocoa
More examples
- You can use cocoa powder to make the cake, if you like, rather than chocolate.
- She came through from the kitchen with two large mugs of cocoa on a tray.
- A lot of people find having a cup of cocoa at bedtime helps them sleep.
- I found the cocoa in the top right-hand cupboard, next to the sugar.
- Mix a spoonful of sugar in with the cocoa, otherwise it tastes quite bitter.
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