Cocoa
//ˈkəʊ.kəʊ// adj, name, noun
adj, name, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made. countable, uncountable
- 2 Alternative spelling of coco. alt-of, alternative, nonstandard
- 3 powder of ground roasted cacao beans with most of the fat removed wordnet
- 4 An unsweetened brown powder made from roasted, ground cocoa beans, used in making chocolate, and in cooking. countable, uncountable
- 5 a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot wordnet
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- 6 A hot drink made with milk, cocoa powder, and sugar. uncountable
"Do you like cocoa?"
- 7 A serving of this drink. countable
"I like to watch TV with a cocoa."
- 8 A light to medium brown colour. countable
Adjective
- 1 Of a light to medium brown colour, like that of cocoa powder. not-comparable
Proper Noun
- 1 an object-oriented programming API for macOS
- 2 A unisex given name. rare
- 3 A city in Brevard County, Florida, United States.
Example
More examples"Chocolate is made from cocoa beans."
Etymology
Etymology 1
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.
Etymology 2
By confusion with cocoa, popularized by Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language.
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