cacao

ca·ca·o  (k-kou, -k)

n. pl. ca·ca·os

1. An evergreen tropical American tree (Theobroma cacao) having leathery, ellipsoid, ten-ribbed fruits borne on the trunks and older branches. Also called chocolate tree.

2. The seed of this plant, used in making chocolate, cocoa, and cocoa butter. Also called cacao bean, cocoa bean.

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[Spanish, from Nahuatl cacahuatl.]

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cacao [kak-kah-oh]

Noun

a tropical American tree with seed pods ([cacao beans]) from which cocoa and chocolate are prepared [Mexican Indian cacauatl cacao beans]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cacao - tropical American tree producing cacao beans cacao tree, chocolate tree, Theobroma cacao cacao bean, cocoa bean - seed of the cacao tree; ground roasted beans are source of chocolate genus Theobroma, Theobroma - cacao plants angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary

Translations

cacao

n cacao [kəˈkaːəu, (American ) kəˈkeiou]

the tropical tree from whose seeds cocoa and chocolate are made. kakao شَجَرَةُ الكاكاو какаово дърво/зърно kakaovník kakaotræ der Kakaobaum κακαόδεντρο cacao kakaopuu درخت کاکائو kaakaopuu cacaotier פּוֹל קָקָאוֹ कोको एक पौधा kakao kakaóbab coklat kakótré cacao カカオの木 카카오 kakavamedis kakao koko cacoaboom kakaotre kakaowiec cacau (arbore de) cacao какаовое дерево kakaovník kakavovec kakao ต้นไม้ชนิดหนึ่งเมล็ดใช้ทำโกโก้หรือช็อคโกเลต kakao (ağacı) 可可樹 какаове дерево منطقہ حارہ کا ایک درخت جس کے بیجون سے کافی اور کوکو تیار کی جاتی ہے۔ cây ca cao 可可树