/ˈkəʊ.kəʊ/, /ˈkoʊ.koʊ/, /koˈkoʊ.ɐ/
OriginFrom 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.
- countable, uncountableThe dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
- countable, uncountableAn unsweetened brown powder made from roasted, ground cocoa beans, used in making chocolate, and in cooking.
- uncountableA hot drink made with milk, cocoa powder, and sugar.
“Do you like cocoa?”
“Half past nine - high time for supper;
Cocoa, love? Of course, my dear.
Helen thinks it quite delicious,
John prefers it now to beer....
¶For they've stumbled on the secret
Of a love that never wanes,”
- countableA serving of this drink.
“I like to watch TV with a cocoa.”
- countableA light to medium brown colour.
- not-comparableOf a light to medium brown colour, like that of cocoa powder.
- an object-oriented programming API for macOS
- rareA unisex given name.
- A city in Brevard County, Florida, United States.
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