cacao

Definitions


[kəˈkeɪəʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- seeds from a small tropical American evergreen tree, from which cocoa, cocoa butter, and chocolate are made

- the tree that bears cacao seeds, which are contained in large, oval pods that grow on the trunk. It is now cultivated mainly in West Africa


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Origin:
mid 16th century: via Spanish from Nahuatl cacaua




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