cocoa

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
2. (countable, uncountable) An unsweetened brown powder made from roasted, ground cocoa beans, used in making chocolate, and in cooking.
3. (uncountable) A hot drink made with milk, cocoa powder, and sugar.
4. (countable) A serving of this drink.
5. (countable) A light to medium brown colour.

Adj

Of a light to medium brown colour, like that of cocoa powder.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkəʊ.kəʊ/

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.

Synonyms

cacao

chocolate

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hot chocolate

drinking chocolate

coco

cocoa bean

Theobroma cacao

cocoa powder

cacao tree

chocolate tree

cacao bean

chocolate powder