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Cocoa

//ˈkəʊ.kəʊ// adj, name, noun

Definitions

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.

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

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

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 3

By confusion with cocoa, popularized by Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language.

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