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cacao

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cacao /kəˈkaʊ/ noun
cacao
/kəˈkaʊ/
noun
Learner's definition of CACAO
[noncount]
: the dried seeds of a tropical tree that are used to make cocoa and chocolate可可，可可豆
— often used before another noun常用于另一名词之前
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cacao

noun

ca·​cao kə-ˈkau̇ How to pronounce cacao (audio)
kə-ˈkā-(ˌ)ō
plural cacaos
1
or cacao bean : a dried, fermented, fatty seed of the fruit of a South American evergreen tree (Theobroma cacao of the family Sterculiaceae) that is used in making cocoa, chocolate, and cocoa butter : cocoa bean
… polyphenols also make cacao beans taste astringent and bitter. Patricia Gadsby
2
or cacao tree : a tree having small yellowish flowers followed by fleshy pods from which cacao is obtained
Chocolate starts as the seeds in the fruits of the cacao tree, a tropical plant that produces flowers and fruit not at the tips of branches but on the trunk. Kenneth Chang
The cacao tree is native to the tropical countries of South America, but now grows in other parts of the world, notably Africa, the West Indies, and Central America. Joanna Morris

Illustration of cacao

Illustration of cacao
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Example Sentences

a farmer who grows cacao
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Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Nahuatl cacahuatl

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cacao was in 1555

Phrases Containing cacao
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