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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024caca′o but′ter. - See cocoa butter.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ca•ca•o /kəˈkɑoʊ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -os. - Plant Biologya small tropical American evergreen tree grown for its seeds, the source of cocoa and chocolate.
- Plant BiologyAlso, cocoa. the fruit or seeds of this tree.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ca•ca•o (kə kä′ō, -kā′ō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ca•os. - Plant Biologya small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, cultivated for its seeds, the source of cocoa, chocolate, etc.
- Plant BiologyAlso, cocoa. the fruit or seeds of this tree.
- Nahuatl cacahuatl cacao seeds
- Spanish
- 1545–55
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cacao /kəˈkɑːəʊ -ˈkeɪəʊ/ n - a small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, having yellowish flowers and reddish-brown seed pods from which cocoa and chocolate are prepared: family Sterculiaceae
- cacao bean ⇒
another name for cocoa bean - cacao butter ⇒
another name for cocoa butter
Etymology: 16th Century: from Spanish, from Nahuatl cacauatl cacao beans |